The answer is not California. For California is not in the southwest. The answer is Texas. The southwest states are Arizona (I live there), New Mexico, Oklahoma, and of course, Texas.
Manufacturing and supply chain in international business are by far the largest companies employing logicians.
The largest part of the US economy would have to be manufacturing, including weaponry (from handguns to the general public, up to large weaponry systems for the military of other countries)
Manufacturing is a prominent industry in Illinois. It brings billions of dollars in revenue to the state and includes thousands of facilities. The largest producers come from the chemical and mechanical fields.
war machinery COMMENT: wrong answer !
manufacturing ad commerce
We have left all of the manufacturing to developing countries such as China and India. Arizona still has some manufacturing, therefore by default it is probably the largest manufacturing state in the southwest United States.
Texas
Texas.
texas
Texas
Texas.
Detroit is known for its automobile manufacturing and is the largest city in Michigan.
Texas
Although Detroit is not the capital of Michigan it is the largest city in the state. Detroit is known for its automobile manufacturing.
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is about 50 miles southwest of Augusta, the capital.
Bridgeport is not only the largest city in southwest Connecticut, it is the largest in the whole state.
California, Southern California to be correct.