Comments on: Made in lower-cost America

Communities outside traditional tech centers are getting IT operations as U.S. firms offer low-cost domestic alternatives to offshoring.

[brothe]

They forgot one...

We have been tracking the markets for over a year now and the hottest market these days is Ohio. Yep. Ohio. Tax incentives are driving major corporations to open up technology centers there. JP Morgan is opening up shop among others. Expect to hear about the shortage of IT workers in Ohio soon if not already.

Glad to see the upswing...finally

I was in Ohio last month, and the media there is advertising heavily for Tech support personnel, with lots of benefits that the traditional centers are going to find hard to compete with.

[kieranmullen]

Oregon?

Why isnt Oregon mentioned at the top or the bottom? HP, Intel, Nike, Freighliner, Boeing Silicon Forest Area?

Kieran Mullen

Chris Rock - "I don't care where you live in America, if you're on Martin Luther King Boulevard, there's some violence going on."

Sad but true.

[qmuser]

Good experience in Huntsville AL

I would agree with this tactic of utilizing medium sized cities, which have a lower cost of living and a social atmosphere that many people prefer.

I recently moved to Huntsville Alabama, and it has worked out well. I bought a larger house 40k cheaper than I paid in St. Louis. We always live in the best school district available. In terms of college entrance scores, Hunstville's Grissom High School is dead even with the top districts our children attended in St. Louis and Dallas.

Socially, we were happy to find a very educated and diverse environment, probably due to Marshal Space Flight Center, and Huntsville having the second largest research park in the country. Many of our new friends and neighbors are literally rocket scientists.

Someone told me that Huntsville has been rated as the sixth best place in the country to raise a family, due to low cost of living, low crime rate, and good educational system. After living here, I would say that is a pretty accurate rating.

The abundance of high tech workers with low mortgages gives Huntsville a big restaurant scene, and many recreation opportunities such as adult leagues for baseball and soccer. I highly recommend the Huntsville Fencing Club.

Everyone has to make their own decisions for career and family. This time my wife and I have decided that we wont move unless I'm physically thrown out of my present job.

Dr. David Young
Alabama Supercomputer Center