Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 42 competitiveness 40 suburban 37 competiveness 35 hypercompetitive 33 declining enrollments 33 fiercely competitive 32 demographic trends 32 economic 32 globalized 31 Midwestern 31 voter dissatisfaction 31 exurban 31 changing demographics 31 increasingly globalized 31 battleground 31 globalization 30 suburbs 30 cutthroat competition 29 microeconomic 29 profitability 29 intensely competitive 29 midwestern 28 social cohesion 28 protectionist sentiment 28 innovation 28 lagging 28 competitive 28 innovativeness 28 competence 28 prosperity 28 socioeconomic 28 vitality 28 shrinking 28 fiscal prudence 28 socio economic 28 Liikanen 28 blue collar 28 stagnant wages 28 William Frey demographer 27 declining enrollment 27 preeminence 27 geographic concentration 27 technological innovation 27 Rust Belt 27 toughness 27 Frey demographer 27 economy 27 productivity 26 intensifying 26 continual improvement 26 strengths 26 marketplace 26 dynamism 26 suburb 26 exurbs 26 globalizing 26 enrollments 26 rust belt 26 excellence 26 vibrancy 26 entrenched 26 lagging behind 26 affordability 26 attractiveness 26 sustainability 26 competition 25 margins 25 disparities 25 pre eminence 25 unpopularity 25 interdependence 25 harmonization 25 downstate 25 stagnating 25 affluence 25 markets technologies econometrics 25 liveability 25 worsening 25 comparative advantages 25 overcapacity 25 razor thin margins 25 supply chains 25 excel 25 strength 25 socially conservative 25 disadvantage 25 operational excellence 25 technological 25 educational attainment 25 environment 25 voter apathy 25 healthiness 25 environmental sustainability 25 Minneapolis 25 lags behind 25 bare knuckles 25 suburbanites 25 outer suburbs 24 profit margins 24 continuous improvement 24 distinctiveness