Flatland housing isn't cheap because of the houses. Its cheap because of the land. Since the land is cheap, more factories are built there. The recession hit fa

Flatland housing isn't cheap because of the houses. Its cheap because of the land. Since the land is cheap, more factories are built there. The recession hit factories particularly hard, combined with continuous outsourcing efforts, hit Flatland harder than the coasts. The impact of closing a factory isn't limited to the local area. It has a regional impact on support businesses.