People also forget half the country has horrendous technological infrastructure.

I have a BA in Business Admin, and an AAS in Construction Technology.

Zillow and technology have revolutionized REI.

These guys are amazing: https://www.turnkeyvr.comThey utilize the latest technology such as Ring doorbells on your property (can see if unauthorized guests are at front door or huge party being thrown w/our permission), and iPad setup inside with local available activities listed for guests (which btw also has a hidden decibel reader so they can detect unusually high noise levels in your home).

A good portion of middle-class and upper-middle-class parents send their kids to the county technology high school or private schools for K-12. 

People are being employed more and more by first world technology companies...and they don't set up shop in small towns.

Some of the things that Shawn pitched during a live event were that they are "focused on communication" and "technological advances" to "put us ahead of the competition" and so I am disappointed to read about the monies owed/missing at times due to what appears to be incorrect manual accounting mistakes and the lack of communication issues that you had mentioned in your earlier posts. 

There are a lot of amazing markets in the USA do your research and let technology and your phone do the rest. 

With technology and the ability for folks to work remotely, people are able to move here, to a place historically lacking jobs.

Civil engineer (with a focus on structural design) by degree, Technology Consultant by day.