Economy

Richard Florida and this month’s Atlantic cover story in conjunction with Obama and the country’s state of affairs.

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When “creative class” economics guru Richard Florida spoke to the Star Tribune, he had one suggestion for how to boost Minneapolis through the recession: a high-speed train to Chicago.

In the current issue of The Atlantic, Florida examines the fates of U.S. cities such as Las Vegas in the post-recession era in an article titled “How the Crash Will Reshape America.”

As Minnesota struggles to weather the recession, how well its leaders protect the state’s most valuable assets — and position the region for growth — will determine its place in a reshaped American economy. Florida says Minneapolis-St. Paul “will still be standing” in 2030.

In March’s The Atlantic article, Florida argues that the suburbs present as much of a challenge for revitalization as the cities they surround.

In The Atlantic’s cover story entitled How the Crash Will Reshape America, Florida analyzes the changes, by geographic region, that he believes will come as a result of the current recession. Specifically, he predicts that certain cities and urban regions in the US will suffer a “body blow” from which they may never fully recover, while others will emerge stronger and more strategically relevant than before.