A more diverse economy puts state’s jobless rate below national average. WASHINGTON — Just about everybody seems to know what Rust Belt means and exactly where it is located. Like the British reporter ...

Illinois has not seen a serious right-to-work movement largely because of a near Democratic lock on the General Assembly in the past 30 years. During much of that time, the state had Republican ...

The Rust Belt, linguistically speaking, is one of America’s newest regions. The name was largely popularized in 1984 by, of all people, Walter Mondale. At a campaign stop during the presidential ...

Voices from the Rust Belt, ed. Anne Trubeck, Belt Publishing, 256 pages. They call the wide expanse from the Northeast to the Upper Midwest the Rust Belt. The region’s geographical lines, subject to ...

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Using geographic information systems (GIS) and archaeology to model industrial hazards in postindustrial cities to guide planning and development. More people live in cities than in rural areas for ...

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(AP) – Here is a look at the landscape in some Rust Belt states that have pushed for right-to-work plans in recent years _ some successfully, others not: Illinois has not seen a serious right-to-work ...

I love cities. I love their energy, their vibrancy, the sights and sounds of people in action. I love seeing evidence of a city's character in its streets, architecture, food and language. I consider ...