Paul Tosto is an editor for MPR News.
There used to be a healthy economic competition between Minnesota and Wisconsin. The states were neck-and-neck for years in employment growth and other key indicators. It became even more fun with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s “Wisconsin Open for Business” rhetoric. For awhile, it really sounded like Wisconsin was eating our lunch. Back in February, a Wisconsin Read more →
Health care jobs saved our bacon in the recession. The industry continued to grow jobs during the worst economic conditions in decades.
See something in the numbers that surprises or interests you? Share your observations in the comment section or drop me a line.We mapped county rankings from the 2013 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.Rankings are built based on factors from obesity Read more →
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