They have soared from 27th against the run to 20th.

The population soared from just over 8,000 in 1850 to more than 169,000 by 1900.

Development costs soared from $123 million in 1978 to nearly $1 billion by 1987.

Its stock price has also soared, from $11.75 when the company went public in 1993 to the high 20's.

That market has soared to $1.5 billion last year from $50 million in 1980.

The stock has soared to 17 7/8 from a low of 6 3/4 last year.

The stock soared from under $16 a share to more than $100 in three months.

Between 1900 and 1930, the city's population soared from 265,000 to over 1.5 million.

When the deal became public later in the month, the stock soared from the mid-30's to nearly $60 a share.

Industry sales soared to $5 billion last year from $480 million in 1980.