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Frank Liebl, executive director of the Newton Development Corporation, in front of the old Maytag headquarters. Community leaders are working to rent out the space, where 2,000 people once worked.

The most ‘broken’ town in America is back on its feet

Economics

When Maytag closed its doors in 2007, it was a rough transition for Newton, Iowa. But a decade later, unemployment sits below 4 percent.

Admitted MIT students pose with the school's mascot during a weekend of activities at the university.

How much should ‘elite’ matter when deciding where to go to college?

Education

One Boston Marathon suspect believed dead, another subject of massive manhunt

Global Politics

Job training counselors replaced by computers

Environment
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China’s Next President in Iowa

Global Politics
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Knocked Down by Globalization, Newton, Iowa Rebuilds

Business, Economics and Jobs

On paper, the economics of Iowa look pretty good. It has the seventh lowest unemployment rate in the nation. But not everywhere in Iowa is prospering.

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Some women’s health groups are looking more closely at the environment in relation to breast cancer. At the recent World Congress on Breast Cancer in Canada, many speakers said the role that chemicals and other toxins play may be greater than what mainstream science is willing to admit. Among them is Dr. Julia Brody, the […]

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