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  3. About Midwest

    The Midwestern United States (or Midwest) refers to the north-central states of the United States of America, specifically Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. A 2006 Census Bureau estimate put the population at 66,217,736. Both the geographic center of the contiguous U.S. and the population center of the U.S. are in the Midwest. The United States Census Bureau divides this region into the East North Central States (essentially the Great Lakes States); and the West North Central States.

    Chicago is the largest city in the region, followed by Detroit and Indianapolis. Other cities in the region include: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Des Moines, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Kansas City, Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Omaha, St. Louis, Toledo and Wichita.

    Sault Ste. Marie is the oldest city in the region having been founded in 1668--more than 30 years before Detroit, over 120 years prior to Cleveland, and more than 160 years prior to Chicago.

    The term Midwest has been in common use for over 100 years. Other designations for the region have fallen into disuse, such as the "Northwest" or "Old Northwest" (from Northwest Territory), "Mid-America," or "Heartland". Since the book Middletown appeared in 1929, sociologists have often used Midwestern cities, and the Midwest generally, as "typical" of the entire nation. The Midwest region of the United States has a higher employment to population ratio (the percentage of employed people at least 16 years old) than the Northeast, the West, the South, or the Sun Belt states.

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    2. Stress making IT admins yearn to switch careers

      Explore ITworld (Apr 30 2012) IT Buzz

      ...e in the Midwest were least stressed (64 percent). But that still means two of three IT admins in the "happy" Midwest want to bail. No surprise, but the biggest stressors are dealing with management, and dealing with use... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Midwest

    3. Will IT bother to block NCAA tournament traffic?

      Explore ITworld (Mar 12 2012) IT Buzz

      ...be allowed to watch sporting events like March Madness during the workday. By region, however, IT pros in the Midwest (49%) are less likely to feel this way compared to other regions (96% in the Northeast, 79% in the Sou... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Network World   Ann Bednarz   Midwest

    4. University of Akron Chooses Desktone DaaS Platform to Host Virtual Desktops in ...

      Explore businesswire.com (Jan 17 2012) Industry News , Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization

      ...n is the public research university for Northeast Ohio. The Princeton Review listed UA among the “Best in the Midwest” in its 2011 edition of Best Colleges: Region-by-Region. Nearly 30,000 students are enrolled in UA’s 3... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Boston   Midwest   Chelmsford

    5. How BI reporting helps address meaningful use

      Explore searchhealthit.techtarget.com (Sep 8 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ...ng-term patient outcomes I started my career as a research coordinator of an extensive outcomes protocol in a Midwest hospital. Outcomes have always been a part of my work DNA. With so much data associated with these mea... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Midwest   Minnesota   Electronic Health Records

    6. Sage Technology Uses Pano Logic to Provide Better Customer Service

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 17 2011) Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization

      Sage Technology Uses Pano Logic to Provide Better Customer Service ...tion to organizations in the medical, education, manufacturing, and financial industries throughout the upper Midwest. "Many of our customers are trying to make IT improvements with a reduced budget and are finding that ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pano Logic   Midwest   Anil Sharma

    7. Interview With The CEO: Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (MDRX) - Glen E. Tullman

      Explore Yahoo! Finance (Nov 10 2010) IT Buzz , EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ...mation Technology Association, Ernst & Young 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year in the technology category for the Midwest region, and most recently he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chicago Area Entrepreneur... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   New York   Eclipsys Corporation   Midwest

    8. Stocks rise with positive jobs report

      Explore BizTimes (Nov 5 2010) IT Buzz

      ... Rick Sovitzky, leader of the software implementation division at C&G Consulting. "Our focus remains, to help Midwest area businesses compete globally through effective usage of sales and business management software sys... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Wisconsin   Los Angeles   Senate

    9. How Your Salary Stacks Up Against Other IT Pros'

      Explore eweek.com (Sep 27 2010) IT Buzz

      ... to be higher in the Northeast and West Coast cities, while cost of living tends to be lower in the South and Midwest. The following gallery is a clean look at 13 of the most common technology job titles and the national... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Midwest   West Coast   Don E. Sears

    10. Users wrestle with virtualizing Tier 1 applications

      Explore Server Virtualization (Sep 2 2010) Trends in End User Experience , Cloud Computing , Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization

      ... ever get past that step. Tony Stauffer, a manager of end user services for an automotive manufacturer in the Midwest, said he's not sure his company will ever virtualize Oracle or Exchange. Stauffer said he might consid... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Oracle   San Francisco   Midwest

    11. What to Expect From Your Managed Colocation Provider

      Explore IT, Hi (Aug 18 2010) Green End User Experience

      ... a leading managed data center operator in the Midwest. Online Tech offers a full range of colocation and managed server hosting in their SAS-70 secure and reliable multi-tenant data centers across the Midwest.... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   SAS   Midwest   KVM

    12. 'Meaningful Use': Is There a Plan B?

      Explore ihealthbeat.org (Jun 18 2010) Meaningful Use

      ...dibility and visibility to their issues. As Pear reports, concerns have been raised by "tiny hospitals in the Midwest and doctors practicing by themselves," but also by "elite institutions," including "Kaiser, Intermount... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   New York Times   Midwest   Congress

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