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Tale of Two Cities

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

Jul 21, 20268:39Business

The formerly sleepy economies of suburban Austin, Texas and Syracuse, NY are getting two new semiconductor chip plants. They’re bringing thousands of jobs and dollars to the area but while Austin’s housing market seems t...

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Tale of Two Cities is an episode from The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR. The formerly sleepy economies of suburban Austin, Texas and Syracuse, NY are getting two new semiconductor chip plants. They’re bringing thousands of jobs and dol...

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Published Jul 21, 2026, 8:39 long, audio available.