Corner down icon An icon in the shape of a corner pointing down. Chicago had a high cost of living compared to other major Midwestern cities in C2ER's analysis of Business Insider's indexes. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Chicago had the highest Cost of Living Index score among 32 Midwestern cities.Of the 32 Midwestern urban areas examined, 29 fell below the national average.Springfield, Missouri, was the least expensive of the large Midwestern areas in the study, more than 15 percent below the national average. Chicago is the most expensive place to live in the Midwest based on the third quarter…
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Kent County Juvenile Detention Center is joining forces with the Midwest Tech Project to offer ex-offenders pathways into the tech industry.Tech X is geared toward educating and connecting those in the juvenile detention system to the tech field before they re-enter the workforce, according to Midwest Tech.”Most crimes and mistakes young people make are the result of a lack of opportunity or resources,” says Midwest Tech co-founder Jonathan Jelks. “The way to address these social ills is by directly connecting youth with opportunities in high-growth industries and helping them follow an educational path that will…
For decades, major cities like New York and San Francisco have been seen as safe and supportive environments for the LGBTQ+ community. A new documentary, however, is set to take an in-depth look at the queer people who chose to live outside these urban bubbles, and the challenges they faced in doing so.On Thursday, Hulu unveiled an emotional trailer for “We live here: The Midwest.” Directed by Melinda Maerker, the film is billed as “an authentic portrait of courageous families in America's heartland” and is set for release on December 6.Among those featured in “We Live Here: The Midwest” are…
Just hours before the much-anticipated annual Iowa City Block Party kicks off Saturday, Midwestern rugby players gathered for an annual celebration of their own.The Iowa City Ducks, a men's rugby team, hosted the sixth annual Block Party 7 Tournament.Welcoming high school and college teams from across the state and beyond, the event has grown from just 10 teams competing on one field in 2017 to more than 25 teams spread across four University of Iowa fields.Spearheaded by longtime rugby player and head coach of the University of Iowa rugby team, Tyler Daley, the event was created to promote the sport…
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The Midwest Regional Education Lab creates maps using GIS that provide information on educational issues and challenges By Matt BurkeResearcher, Midwest Regional Educational Laboratory You can view the REL maps by visiting the Midwest Education Atlas home page. More education researchers are turning to GIS to analyze important questions, such as what drives high school dropout rates, low test scores, and differential school performance on state tests. For example, Midwest Regional Training Laboratory (REL). recently released the Midwest Education Atlas, an online repository of geographic data appears that maps the latest data on high school dropout rates and gives educators…
Corner down icon An icon in the shape of a corner pointing down. The writer at Trader Joe's in New York. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider I visited two Trader Joe's stores, one in Wisconsin and one in New York, to see how they compared.Prices for most items were the same at both locations.Trader Joe's in New York was much more crowded and featured two stories of groceries. From moving from Wisconsin to New York Over 10 years ago, I became hardened Trader Joe's fan due to the store's low prices and quirky items.During a recent visit to my Wisconsin CityI visited…
Ohio University Center for Software Innovation is set to host Startup Midwest: the premier event for emerging tech entrepreneurs October 24-25, 2023 at the Blackwell Inn & Pfahl Convention Center on the Columbus campus.Famous leaders in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship will share knowledge with participants and future founders, through keynote speeches by: Ratmir Timashev, software entrepreneur; Carl Eschenbach, co-CEO of Workday and former general partner at Sequoia Capital; and other high-profile figures to be announced. Ratmir Timashev's vision for the Software Innovation Center and the generosity of the Timashev Family Foundation made Startup Midwest possible.Ohio State and central Ohio are…
One of the largest collegiate sporting events in the country returned to the Hammond Sportsplex on Friday as the facility hosted the annual Midwest Region Crossover volleyball tournament for the third year in a row. With 36 NCAA Division II teams and nearly 650 athletes from the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), Great Lake Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), the tournament has called the Hammond Sportsplex home since 2021 – when the city won bids from other communities, including Indianapolis for the rights to host the event. 62 Photos “We are very excited to have…
(WTTW News) Idaho and Pennsylvania are fighting for their lives in the group chat right now after the release of a new Midwest study that has sparked a passionate debate online. The study by Emerson College Polling and Middle West Review, which aims to explore the boundaries and identity of Midwest states, was the result of more than 11,000 responses in 22 states. The states included those traditionally considered to be in the Midwest, in addition to some neighboring states such as Arkansas, West Virginia, Colorado, and Oklahoma. The results are in, and well, the elitists and gatekeepers of the…