Road Trip

The plan…

New Jersey• Capital: Trenton

• 3 largest private companies

– Toys “R” Us

– Auaya

– Burlington Coat Factory

• Main Industries- – Chemical products– Food processing– Electric equipment– Printing– Publishing tourism

• Agriculture-– Nursery stock– Horses– Vegetables– Fruits and Nuts– Seafood– Dairy

                                                    

     

New Jersey

• Population:– 8,414,350 (9th)

• State Area:– 8,722 sq. mi. (47th)

• Per Capita Income:– $46,763

• What I saw…

Tennessee• Capital- Nashville

• 3 largest private companies– HCA

– Pollar General

– HT Hackney

• Main Industries-– Chemicals– Transportation– Equipment– Rubber– Plastics

• Agriculture– Soybeans– Cotton– Tobacco– Livestock and Livestock products– Dairy– Cattle– Hogs

Tennessee• Population-

– 5,689,283 (16th)

• Per Capita Income-

– $32,172

• State Area-

– 42,146 sq. mi.

Illinois• Main Industries:

– Machinery– Food processing– Electric equipment– Chemical products– Printing and Publishing– Fabricated metal products– Transportation Equipment– Petroleum– Coal

• Agriculture-– Corn– Soybeans– Hogs– Cattle– Dairy Products– Wheat

• Capital- Chicago• 3 largest private

companies– US FoodService

– Reyes Holdings

– CDW

Illinois

• Population-– 12,419,293 (5th)

• State Area-– 57,918 (25th)

• State per Capita Income– $38,409

Colorado

• Capital- Denver

• 3 largest private companies– TransMontaigne– First Data– Pro- Build Holdings

• Main Industries-– Scientific instruments– Food processing– Transportation processing– Transportation equipment– Machinery– Chemical products– Gold and other mining– Tourism

• Agriculture-– Cattle– Wheat– Dairy products– Corn– Hay

Colorado

• Population– 4,301,261 (24th)

• State Area– 104,100 sq. mi (8th)

• Per Capita Income– $39,491

California

• Capital- Sacramento

• 3 largest private companies– Bechtel

– Platrinium Equity

– Capital group cost

• Main Industries-– Electronic Components and

equipment– Aerospace– Film production– Food Processing– Petroleum– Computers and computer software– Tourism

• Agriculture– Vegetables– Fruits and nuts– Dairy– Cattle– Grapes

California

• Population- – 33,871 (1st)

• State Area-– 163,707 sq. mi. (3rd)

• Per capita income– $39,626