Jacksonville is another growth center, and by some accounts it has become one of the better locations for young people seeking starter homes.

The construction industry has been a leading growth center in the Long Island economy in recent years.

State and Commonwealth funding established a growth centre in the region.

It is largely a rural district with eight urban growth centers which are in the process of turning into town councils.

The researchers reviewed the records of 278 children referred to the hospital's growth center and found that there were twice as many boys as girls.

The area was identified as a primary growth center in 1979 by Baltimore County and originally intended to be built around a lake.

Other drugs can damage the growth centers in bones and stunt a child's growth.

It is an urban growth center adjacent to Kalna town.

But Europe has been a huge growth center for the firm, generating about 25 percent of its profits, up from almost nothing in 1990.

Stagnant cities offered less mobility opportunities, leading the more ambitious young men to head to growth centers, often out west.