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Get used to it: America's winters will be a lot less snowy from now on

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 05:43

Tech Insider : Sports, Economy

Outside a window, a child tries to muster up enough snow for a snowman but can't quite. Inside, a photo frame with the same child next to a giant snowman in a snowy version of the same landscape. — Last December was the warmest on record for much of the Midwest. It's the beginning of a new normal.
Tara Anand for BI

Science, culture, Sports, Discourse, economy, snow, Skiing

The dating scene in the Midwest is heating up

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:48

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Happy couple in front of a pink background — PeopleImages/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

economy, tyler-le, bi-illustration, economy, Dating, modern-dating, Midwest

I moved from Wisconsin to New York City a decade ago. Here are 10 things that now surprise me when I visit the Midwest.

Sat, 12/30/2023 - 08:41

General Mitchell Airport in Wisconsin (left) vs. LaGuardia Airport in New York City. — General Mitchell Airport in Wisconsin (left) versus LaGuardia Airport in New York City.
Talia Lakritz/Business Insider ; Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Transportation, Midwest, midwesterners, new-york-city, new-yorkers, cultural-differences, affinity-framing

I shopped at Trader Joe's in the Midwest and New York City. Here are the most surprising differences I noticed.

Wed, 12/27/2023 - 13:29

Tech Insider : Travel

Talia Lakritz outside Trader Joe's in Wisconsin — The author outside Trader Joe's in Wisconsin.
Talia Lakritz/Business Insider

Retail, Food, Travel, trader-joes, grocery-shopping, grocery-stores, Midwest

I shopped at Trader Joe's in the Midwest and New York City. The prices were the same, but the experiences couldn't have been more different.

Mon, 12/25/2023 - 09:18

Talia Lakritz at Trader Joe's in New York City. — The author at Trader Joe's in New York City.
Talia Lakritz/Business Insider

Retail, trader-joes, grocery-shopping, grocery-stores, Comparisons, Midwest, new-york-city

Cost of living in 32 of the biggest Midwestern cities

Fri, 12/01/2023 - 06:07

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Cloud Gate sculpture and buildings in Chicago — Chicago had a high cost of living compared to other large Midwestern cities in Business Insider's analysis of indexes from C2ER.
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

economy, Real Estate, economy, real-estate, cost-of-living, Midwest

People in Missouri, Ohio, Michigan and other Midwestern states will have the highest heating bills this winter — here's why

Fri, 11/24/2023 - 18:47

Tech Insider : Economy

Cars covered in snow are seen during a winter storm in Chicago, Illinois, United States on January 31, 2021. — Cars covered in snow are seen during a winter storm in Chicago, Illinois, United States on January 31, 2021.
Max Herman/Getty Images

economy, Real Estate, Housing, real-estate, Midwest, heating-bill, energy

I visited Target locations in New York City and the Midwest. The 2 stores felt like totally different chains.

Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:08

Target in the Midwest (left) and New York City. — Target in the Midwest (left) and New York City.
Talia Lakritz/Insider

Retail, Life, Target, new-york-city, Midwest, cultural-differences, affinity-framing

Owning a home is within reach in these 10 cities, where buyers need less cash to achieve the American Dream

Sun, 10/29/2023 - 06:58

Overview of Mobile, Alabama. — Mobile, Alabama.
Kruck20/Getty Images

Real Estate, Features, affordable-housing, home-prices, va-loans, Military, the-south

The Midwest is getting left behind as the rest of America sees big raises

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 06:02

Tech Insider : Economy

The Gateway Arch, St Louis, Missouri. — The Gateway Arch, St Louis, Missouri.
joe daniel price/Getty Images

economy, Midwest, wage-growth, economic-policy, cares-act, Unions, great-recession

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