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7 cities that pay people to move there, including one that offers up to $10,000 in cash to new residents

Fri, 06/14/2024 - 05:37

Tech Insider : Economy

morgantown west virginia — A couple walks in downtown Morgantown, West Virginia.
West Virginia Tourism Department.

Real Estate, Relocation, housing-market, economy, Cities, Midwest, the-south

Biden is lagging in key swing states. But white non-college voters are keeping him afloat in Wisconsin.

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 13:09

Tech Insider : Politics

Biden — President Joe Biden waves to the audience after speaking in Superior, Wis., on January 25, 2024.
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

politics, Wisconsin, working-class-voters, joe-biden, donald-trump, 2024-presidential-election, Midwest

We're millennial brothers and business partners who left San Francisco's tech bubble for the Midwest manufacturing scene. We never would have been able to afford to launch our startup in California.

Sat, 05/25/2024 - 06:03

John and Matine Yuksel pose for a photo — John Yuksel (left) and Matine Yuksel moved from San Francisco to Dubuque, Iowa in 2020. The brothers and business partners now live in Cincinnati.
Courtesy of John and Matine Yuksel

Real Estate, Tech, san-francisco, California, cincinnati, Midwest

Take a look inside Menards, the Midwest home-improvement chain owned by Wisconsin's richest billionaire

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 08:45

A Menards store in Wisconsin. — A Menards store in Wisconsin.
Talia Lakritz/Business Insider

Retail, home-improvement, store-tour, Retail, menards, Billionaires, Wisconsin

I shopped at Costco in the Midwest and New York City. Here are the most surprising differences I noticed.

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 12:07

Tech Insider : Travel

Talia Lakritz at Costco in New York City. — The author at Costco in New York City.
Talia Lakritz/Business Insider

Retail, Food, Travel, Costco, Midwest, new-york-city, regional-differences

Many cities are fighting the urban 'doom loop' by turning empty offices into 24/7 social districts

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Economy

A tower and other buildings. — A view of The Strat Hotel & Casino & Tower from downtown Las Vegas.
George Rose/Getty Images

economy, Real Estate, finance, Downtown, urban-doom-loop, Midwest, Missouri

Meet the typical Midwest mover, a Gen Zer from California who's paying under $1,500 a month in rent

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 16:29

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Aerial view of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. — Aerial view of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.
pawel.gaul/Getty Images

economy, economy, Midwest, midwestern, midwesterners, Moving, moving-in

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

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