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Study suggests the quality of many of the facilities in a federal program designed to keep them open has deteriorated in the past decade.

The favorable mix of both cash and credit has provided fuel to drive up land values across the Midwest, stoking fears of a bubble ready to burst.

Reshoring Initiative is a national movement launched in 2010 to encourage more manufacturers to bring jobs back to the United States. According to its mission statement, the group aims to help companies "more accurately assess their total cost of offshoring, and shift collective thinking from ‘offshoring is cheaper’ to ‘local reduces the total cost of ownership.’"

Yet there is also another America, where things work. One hint comes from what those bosses like to call the real economy.

BCMA President Dr. Shelley Ross says she believes some doctors may remain in the communities beyond the three years after they begin setting down roots.

It’s not surprising that people in Hawaii are super happy. But the other states whose residents feel the best might surprise you.

Although it started in a sparsely populated, meteorologically unwelcoming, financially challenging corner of the country, Alaska has built a successful franchise that is the envy of many rivals.

The corridors’ growing success is a testament to the resiliency and adaptability of the American economy. It also challenges the established coastal states and cities to reconsider their current high-tax, high-regulation climates if they would like to join the growth party.

"Many businesses in Montana have robust e-commerce channels, as it is a way for us to get beyond our geography," Trebesch said. "This would essentially stop the growth of all that innovation happening."

Current and former industry executives say that big digital records companies like Cerner, Allscripts and Epic Systems of Verona, Wis., have reaped enormous rewards because of the legislation they pushed for.