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Article: East North Central Region: still broadening its manufacturing and distribution base. (regional review).(Statistical Data Included)
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- September 1, 2002
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As one state development official--from the East North Central Region says, "Everyone has their concentric circles, but ours are the only real ones."
That's true. Located just northeast of the geographic center of the nation and home to large urban areas such as Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, the East North Central states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin can lay legitimate claim to "central location" as an advantage for companies considering expansion and relocation. Add to that advantage that the states have access to the oceans of the world through the Great Lakes and the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. In ...