Is Kansas part of the ‘Brain Belt’?

The Midwest is becoming a new center of high tech, according to an interesting article (sorry, no link) in the July/August issue of The American Enterprise magazine. It seems that lower costs of living — especially compared with San Jose and Boston — and higher public school test scores and a Midwestern work ethic are turning cities such as Fargo, Sioux Falls and Des Moines into hot spots for innovation.
Could Wichita join that list? It would take some work — especially given our state’s backward reputation on evolution. But the recently announced e-business/open source training partnership between IBM and area technical colleges could be a good start.
Posted by Phillip Brownlee