The Hustle's Life in the Silicon Prairie: Tech’s great migration to the Midwest covers the continued growth of the Midwest's tech sector.
Key quote:
Investors are flocking to Middle American cities like Omaha and Des Moines. Startups are forgoing the paradisiacal pastures of California for a little Midwestern mojo. And the “Silicon Prairie” — cornfields and all — is having a moment in the unrelenting sun.
The article stresses how much lower the cost of doing business - and living - is in the Midwest. And that's certainly a strong draw.
But as the article chart below points out, the Midwest is also an economic powerhouse that has traditionally been undervalued by the tech industry.
It's not just startups and VC's that find the Midwest attractive. As we pointed out in the Venture Beat article Tech companies are choosing the Midwest as costs of outsourcing rise, larger firms are also moving tech jobs to Midwest.
Regular readers know we've long covered the tech industry's growth in the Midwest.
And to keep up, we've recommended reading the Midwest tech website Silicon Prairie News since 2010. It's continues to be a great site.
While we very much liked The Hustle's article, we have one quibble. The article ends by saying "And as they say, the cows are coming home."
Anyone who has spent time with cows know they don't come home, at least not on their own.
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