Bismarck, North Dakota the next boomtown?

You know Bismarck could be worth it if I didn't imagine how cold it would be in the winter. It's further north than even Minneapolis and I would imagine that city is pretty cold in the heart of winter. Though it's likely great in the summer and the standard of living is much lower probably than say Chicago.

Allow the Tribune to take you there.

Oh yeah I forget it's the state capitol of North Dakota too! :P

Poll: When Midwesterners think of the Midwest, majority think of Illinois

This image above was provided by the Capitol Fax. The poll was conducted by the Midwest Initiative at Monmouth College. There's this data in addition to other data regarding our nation's Midwestern nation including what values they attribute to the Midwest, satisfaction of living in the Midwest, whether the Midwest is going in the right direction, or even how the Midwest fares in the global economy.