| − | The '''Rust Belt''' is the region from [[North Carolina vandal|North Carolina]] eastward and northward through [[Michigan]] and [[Pennsylvania]] where heavy industry—particularly steel and products using steel—have declined ("rusted"). | + | The '''Rust Belt''' is the region from [[Illinois]] eastward and northward through [[Michigan]] and [[Pennsylvania]] where heavy industry—particularly steel and products using steel—have declined ("rusted"). |