{"id":36531,"date":"2013-03-19T22:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T02:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/blog\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2022-08-15T14:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T18:47:55","slug":"detroit-tech-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/detroit-tech-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tech City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/detroitontap.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-98742\" title=\"Detroit Tech City\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Detroit-3.jpg?resize=119%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Detroit Tech City\" width=\"119\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Detroit-3.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Detroit-3.jpg?resize=75%2C56&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Detroit-3.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Detroit\" href=\"http:\/\/www.detroitmi.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Detroit<\/a><\/strong> has become the only two-time winner on the <strong>top five<\/strong> list of fastest-growing <strong>tech cities<\/strong>, <a title=\"March 2013: Tech Hubs Redefined\" href=\"http:\/\/media.dice.com\/report\/march-2013-tech-hubs-redefined\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">says<\/a> <strong><a title=\"Dice.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Dice.Com<\/em><\/a><\/strong>. <a title=\" Detroit Ranked Again In Top Five Fastest Growing Tech Job Listings \" href=\"http:\/\/www.mitechnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to<\/a> <em><a title=\"MiTechNews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mitechnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MiTechNews<\/a><\/em>, Detroit was No. 5 on the Dice list this year, with year-to-year growth of 10 percent in tech job listings. The Motor City was No. 1 on Dice&#8217;s list in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.techhive.com\/images\/idge\/imported\/imageapi\/2014\/10\/07\/20\/made_in_detroit_reuters-100479675-primary-idge.jpg?resize=137%2C85&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"137\" height=\"85\" \/>Back in 2011, Dice said <a title=\"Detroit\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detroit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit<\/a> had more than 800 tech jobs posted on any given day; now it\u2019s more than 1,100. <strong><a title=\"Automation Alley\" href=\"http:\/\/www.automationalley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Automation Alley<\/a><\/strong> ranked the greater Detroit region among the best for its strong record of students completing science, technology, engineering, and math degrees.<\/p>\n<p>The article says that annual salaries for <a title=\"Detroit\" href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/YJ48q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit-based<\/a> tech pros are rising at <strong>above-average<\/strong> rates, up 7 percent from last year to $76,515 on average.<\/p>\n<p>Dice says <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"St. Louis\" href=\"http:\/\/stlouis-mo.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis, Mo.<\/a> was No. 1 on this year\u2019s Dice survey at 25 percent year-over-year growth in tech job listings, followed by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140816031855\/http:\/\/www.dice.com:80\/clearance_jobs_seeker.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98744 size-medium alignright\" title=\"Dice logo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/dicelogo.gif?resize=150%2C53&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dice logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/dicelogo.gif?resize=150%2C53&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/dicelogo.gif?resize=75%2C26&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Charlotte, North Carolina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charmeck.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Charlotte, N.C.<\/a> (22 percent)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Austin, Texas\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Austin, Texas<\/a> (16 percent)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Phoenix, Arizona\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phoenix.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Phoenix, Ariz.<\/a> (13 percent).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.dice.com\/report\/march-2013-tech-hubs-redefined\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-98747\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/screen-shot-2013-03-07.pmg_.png?resize=322%2C159&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/screen-shot-2013-03-07.pmg_.png?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/screen-shot-2013-03-07.pmg_.png?resize=75%2C37&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetroit is a <strong>great place<\/strong> to be, and that\u2019s what\u2019s driving it,\u201d said Dice.com senior vice president Tom Silver. \u201cI think what\u2019s contributing to it is a growth in opportunity as well as a pretty <strong>good cost of living<\/strong>. Increasingly, people are moving from more traditional tech centers like the Valley and NYC where it\u2019s really expensive, to cities like Detroit, which are a great place to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Employers are also discovering a \u201c<strong>rich pool of talent<\/strong>\u201d in cities like <a title=\"Detroit\" href=\"http:\/\/www.madeindetroit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit<\/a> too \u2014 that they can get for more reasonable salaries, given the lower local cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>Dice noted that <strong><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Quicken Loans\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quickenloans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Quicken Loans<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Domino's Pizza\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dominos.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Domino\u2019s Pizza<\/a><\/strong> (<a title=\"NYSE : DPZ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=NYSE%3ADPZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DPZ<\/a>) and <a title=\"New World Systems\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160324013209\/http:\/\/www.newworldsystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New World Systems<\/a> are high-profile Motown-based companies with listings on Dice.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>rb-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I have covered what I have called the Detroit Miracle for a while <a title=\"Bach Seat\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p2wgaW-4J7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> and <a title=\"Bach Seat\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p2wgaW-2nF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoevolution.com\/news\/detroit-electric-returns-after-74-years-teases-new-sportscar-56619.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Electric Returns After 74 Years, Teases New Sportscar<\/a> (autoevolution.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\"><em><a title=\"Ralph Bach\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/new-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ralph Bach<\/a>\u00a0has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his\u00a0<a title=\"Bach Seat\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bach Seat<\/a> about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. 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