The result, generally, is that big business and the cities are booming while rural areas are distressed.

The city gradually returned as a sheepraising center and was now booming after productive oil fields were discovered close by.

In the early days of the 20th century, the city boomed.

But "the city was certainly booming more during the day then at night," said Mr. Hiddlestone.

There is also a counterargument that some companies would have stayed anyway - especially when the city was booming in the 1990's.

The city was booming again; the shadows of the war were gone; money was to be had everywhere.

Kabul and other cities have boomed with increasing trade and new constructions.

Today a look around the centre indicates that the city is booming.

The city at large has boomed as much as the Strip.

In the last few years, the city has been booming with new construction as urban sprawl spreads south of Dallas.