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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

Smart Meetings

The study highlights regional variations in transportation costs. When taking the cheapest fare into consideration, Wyoming ($21.57), Kentucky ($21.45), and Iowa ($20.86) wrap up the ranking. 50 Iowa $20.86 50 Iowa $20.86 Following closely behind is Rhode Island, with an average cost of $35.18. 2 Rhode Island $35.18

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5 Midsize Cities Using Their Local Knowledge Economies to Bring In Meetings

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For Jeff Slobotski and Dusty Davidson, however, the region’s flourishing startup culture was a story that needed telling, which is why, in 2008, they founded an online publication called Silicon Prairie News (SPN) — taking its name from a tech-friendly area that includes Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.