Work in Progress
Midwest Emerges as Return-to-Office Champ, Soundly Beating Northeast
Region's offices were twice as full as the Northeast, according to new research. Shorter commutes likely boosting visits.
Office buildings along the Chicago River.
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Workers in the US Midwest are coming into offices more often than the rest of the country, new research shows.
The region’s offices posted a 60% weekly average peak occupancy rate in the first half of the year, the highest in the nation by far, according to data from Basking.io, a workplace-occupancy analytics company.