The league began with four teams of 15, playing in medium-size cities in the industrial Midwest.

That leaves the race to turn on several states in the industrial Midwest.

In a national economy that seems almost too good to be true, the industrial Midwest is a regional leader.

Gordon's adaptation of his machine presses eventually became known in the industrial Midwest.

Now the impact of the strike is reaching into communities and states where the auto industry has been less visible than in the industrial Midwest.

But he says his company, like Rockford and the rest of the old industrial Midwest, is a survivor.

I'm female, professional, middle-aged, black and from the industrial Midwest.

There is, of course, nothing new about the industrial Midwest being a presidential battleground.

The sniping among the candidates today took place at a distance, as all three embarked on a final swing of the industrial Midwest.

When oil prices went up in the 1970's, Texas boomed and the industrial Midwest turned to rust.