MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
By Harry Stevens @ Axios.com, Oct 18
The newest U.S. economic hotspot is not in or near Silicon Valley, New York, or any tech corridor, but in the northern plains — specifically oil-infused North Dakota.
What's happening: This region, in the middle-north of the country, leads the nation in a string of economic indicators since the financial crash, according to a new report by the Brookings Institution. And North Dakota is atop the bunch [....]