High tech in the heartland

High Tech in the Heartland is an occasional series exploring the relationship between Silicon Valley and the rest of America.
The 2016 presidential election laid bare a chasm between technology companies and the rest of the country, namely the so-called flyover states and the region often derided as the Rust Belt. Last summer, more than 140 tech executives penned an open letter stating that Donald Trump’s presidency would be a disaster if he were elected. The rhetoric i