How a historic ironworks tells the story of the Rust Belt’s resilience

CNN’s Omar Jimenez makes a pit stop at the historic Carrie Blast Furnaces, a pivotal site in the Rust Belt’s relationship to ...
Forbes

The Rust Belt Didn't Adapt And It Paid The Price

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. In 11 days Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45 th ...
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Rebrand in motion: How the "Rust Belt" is becoming the "Emerald Belt"

The story of the Rust Belt begins with spectacular success, not failure. Between the late 19th century and the late 20th century, the Rust Belt formed the industrial heartland of the country, with ...
The American Conservative

The ‘Rust Belt’ Echoes American Loss, But It’s No Cliché

Voices from the Rust Belt, ed. Anne Trubeck, Belt Publishing, 256 pages. They call the wide expanse from the Northeast to the Upper Midwest the Rust Belt. The region’s geographical lines, subject to ...
The Conversation

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a term that describes Midwestern industrial and manufacturing states whose economies were decimated by the decline of those ...
Yahoo

MAP: From the Bible Belt to the Rust Belt, the United States has 13 distinct 'belts'

They are some of the many regions that share distinct characteristics and make the US so diverse. The United States can be divided and subdivided into countless regions, each sharing a unique set of ...