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The Midwest can’t compare to the coasts in volume of venture capital investment, but a strong performance last year has some predicting the region to be 2011′s hottest growth market.

Through the first three quarters of 2010, the amount of venture money invested in Midwestern startups grew 45 percent to $818 million, according to the National Venture Capital Association. That’s a higher amount than Midwestern venture investment in the full year of recession-plagued 2009.

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Author: Brandon Glenn