> Yet again, Minnesota bucks the trend. Wonder why they keep doing so well while the rest of the middle states flounder. I would assume its because the majorit

> Yet again, Minnesota bucks the trend. Wonder why they keep doing so well while the rest of the middle states flounder. I would assume its because the majority of Minnesotans live in the Twin Cities Metro and the Twin Cities is doing pretty well economically. For example 16 of the 17 Fortune 500's in Minnesota are headquartered in the Twin Cities and the unemployment rate is about 3%. If you drive outside the Twin Cities lots of towns look pretty distressed.