Tech jobs in the midwest?

[Michael T. Halligan]

Oh, and to be fair to Ohio. Cedar Point is awesome.



Paul M. Moriarty wrote:

>Michael T. Halligan writes:
>  
>
>>Roy's point was right.  Taking jobs in dead-end areas really limits 
>>you.  There was an article
>>on news.com a few months ago about software companies opening up in 
>>these impoverished
>>dead farming communities. Their whole strategy was low cost in labor & 
>>other resources. They
>>specifically mentioned moving people out under the guise of lower costs 
>>of living (with far lower
>>salaries) and ensuring loyalty because they were the only option in town.
>>    
>>
>
>I read that article.  IIRC they were talking about South Dakota and Arkansas.
>Not Ohio.  
>
>Top 50 metropolitan areas in the US:
>
>15. Cleveland-Akron            2.9 mln people
>23. Cincinnati-Hamilton        1.9 mln 
>31. Columbus                   1.4 mln 
>49. Dayton-Springfield          .9 mln
>
>Ohio is a pretty populous state.  Remember the last national election?  20
>electoral votes.  By comparison, Arkansas has 6.  South Dakota has 3.
>
>- Paul -
>  
>


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