[TheCoelacanth]

Those industries mainly go to areas where there are large supplies of educated workers. And of course the workers go to where there are large numbers of jobs. It's difficult to start a new hub because neither group will move in large numbers without the other group already being present.

[baltcode]

True, it is a chicken and egg problem. However, it can be done, and there are some promising cases to build on like Austin, Salt Lake City etc. The way I see it, there are enough people looking for jobs not already tied down to the coasts who will gladly take a job that pays reasonably well in one of these proto-Hubs.