I stay in Tri-State area within Memphis Metro bounds mainly. The culture and priorities of local governments seem to be against intellectualism or high-tech to the point that TN and MS&#x27;s positions on the list don&#x27;t surprise me. That TN beat out MS made sense but sad that MS was so low. Thing is, the Mid-South <i>needs</i> innovation and high-tech jobs to offset the poverty and crime coming from losses in manufacturing and farming. Yet, it&#x27;s almost like they fight positive stuff.<p>Not sure if any of this applies to AK. The three states usually have more similarities than differences as it&#x27;s all similar types of people. Like an extended family, haha.