Editing San Angelo, Texas (section)

==Economy==
[[File:San Angelo September 2019 31 (Hilton Hotel).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Cactus Hotel]] building]]

San Angelo has consistently been ranked by many publications and rankings as one of the best small cities for business and employment. In 2013, it ranked fourth in the nation in ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine's "Best Small Cities For Jobs" rankings.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/ef45gjfgm/no-4-san-angelo-texas/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503204618/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ef45gjfgm/no-4-san-angelo-texas/| url-status=dead| archive-date=May 3, 2012| work=[[Forbes]] | first=Joel | last=Kotkin|access-date=December 22, 2014|title=The Best Small Cities For Jobs}}</ref> In 2010, ''[[Kiplinger's Personal Finance]]'' named San Angelo as one of the "Best Cities of the Next Decade".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/bestcities_sort/index.php?sortby=population&sortorder=ASC |title=How Does Your City Stack Up?|publisher=Kiplinger.com |access-date=July 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911211334/http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/bestcities_sort/index.php?sortby=population&sortorder=ASC|archive-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[CNN Money]]'' ranked San Angelo as one of the best cities to launch a small business.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/best_places_launch/2009/snapshot/294.html | publisher=[[CNNMoney]] | title=BEST PLACES TO LAUNCH|access-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref>

San Angelo has a diverse economy for a city of its size.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economy.com/home/products/snapshot/us/metro.aspx?g=MSAO&src=medc-ppmetro/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907021908/http://www.economy.com/home/products/snapshot/us/metro.aspx?g=MSAO&src=medc-ppmetro/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2012|title=Précis Metro: San Angelo Economic Outlook|publisher=[[Moody's Analytics]]|access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> Although most oil fields lie to the west, many oil-field service companies based in the city employ a large number of local residents. The agricultural industry in San Angelo remains strong. Producer's Livestock Auction is the nation's largest for sheep and lambs, and is among the top five in the nation for cattle auctions. Though most agricultural work is done outside the city, thousands of employees work in the cattle and lamb meat-processing industries, and many more work in agriculture supporting roles inside the city.<ref name="sanangelo1">{{cite web |url=http://www.sanangelo.org/uptown/economicsectors_summary.php |title=Business and Economic Development: Major Economic Sectors |publisher=Sanangelo.org |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055500/http://www.sanangelo.org/uptown/economicsectors_summary.php |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Two agricultural research centers are located in San Angelo: the [[Angelo State University Management Instruction and Research Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelo.edu/dept/agriculture/research.html |access-date=May 27, 2009 |title=Angelo State University Management Instruction and Research Center |publisher=[[Angelo State University]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212211332/http://angelo.edu/dept/agriculture/research.html |archive-date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref> and the [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] [[Texas AgriLife Research]] and Extension Center at San Angelo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cvced.org/page.php?kei=9|title=San Angelo, Texas|access-date=May 27, 2009|publisher=Concho Valley Center for Entrepreneurial Development|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006004621/http://www.cvced.org/page.php?kei=9|archive-date=October 6, 2006}}</ref>

The telecommunication industry is a strong employer in San Angelo. [[Sitel]] has a call center in San Angelo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sitel.com/news/sitel-hire-250-san-angelo-texas-customer-experience-center/|title=Sitel to Hire 250 in San Angelo, Texas Customer Experience Center|access-date=November 21, 2016|publisher=sitel.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122153529/http://www.sitel.com/news/sitel-hire-250-san-angelo-texas-customer-experience-center/|archive-date=November 22, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In addition, [[Frontier Communications]], Performant Recovery Inc. (formerly DCS), a debt recovery corporation,<ref name="sanangelo1"/> and [[Blue Cross Blue Shield Association|Blue Cross]] all employ over 1,000 individuals each locally. San Angelo serves as the regional medical center for west-central Texas. Shannon Medical Center employs over 3,000 in San Angelo<ref name="sanangelo1"/> and provides services to a large region of west-central Texas. The manufacturing industry has seen hits since the 1990s; however, many large employers still remain, including [[Ethicon Inc.|Ethicon]] a division of [[Johnson & Johnson]], Conner Steel, and Hirschfield Steel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelo.org/uptown/cp_pages/CP_Wheredowework.pdf|title=Largest Employers|access-date=December 31, 2014|publisher=Sanangelo.org|year=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060402/http://www.sanangelo.org/uptown/cp_pages/CP_Wheredowework.pdf|archive-date=October 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The several large institutional employers in the city include Shannon Medical Center, Angelo State University, and [[Goodfellow Air Force Base]].  The last remains the largest employer in the region, employing or providing income for over 24,000 in San Angelo.

The [[Sunset Mall]], the area's major shopping mall, opened in 1979.