The idea of Metro Detroit being a tech hub isn't just hype.
Michael Martinez of The Detroit News reports that a study shows that Metro Detroit’s technology industry is the second-most robust among Midwestern cities and is growing faster than even Silicon Valley and other national tech hubs.
Martinez writes:
Southeastern Michigan is home to 242,520 technology industry jobs — everything from app makers and web coders to architects and engineers — and is among the nation’s leaders in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) graduates. Tech jobs make up 10 percent of the tri-county area’s total employment.
The numbers come from a 2013 Technology Industry Report released today by Troy-based Automation Alley, a technology business association. The report is based on data from 2011, the most recent figures available. -- A.L.
