Not exact matches
The UK capital hopes to lure talent
with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the
city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high -
tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local
tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.
«Being able to discuss a key issue
with someone qualified and not emotionally or financially invested in your business is huge for one's entrepreneurship journey,» says Galina Ozgur, GM of Grand Central
Tech, a New York City - based tech campus and accelerator geared towards startups poised for sc
Tech, a New York
City - based
tech campus and accelerator geared towards startups poised for sc
tech campus and accelerator geared towards startups poised for scale.
With a burgeoning
tech industry that's expected to grow by more than 15,000 jobs over the next four years, Vancouver makes the ideal location for the first Red Academy, but Gilbert says she and Mansell hope to take the concept beyond B.C. and open locations in other major Canadian
cities.
The winner gets six months of prepaid co-working space in the
city of his or her choice and consultations
with RRE and business experts at Cornell
Tech.
Mayor Berke and Skuid founder and CEO Ken McElrath sat down
with Fortune to discuss the economic impact of Chattanooga's
city - wide
tech initiative.
The sophisticated fund - raising experts at Share Systems Inc., ensconced in Boston - area offices a mile from Harvard University, may not have much in common
with the operators of the die - casting machines at Pace Industries» Cast -
Tech Division, in rural Monroe
City, Mo..
For somebody who had never been to New Orleans, but moved there initially to teach and then a year later left the classroom to start a company, I've seen firsthand just how much the community has invested in bringing in and retaining young people who really want to contribute to rebranding the
city, bringing it from, old oil and gas and just tourism really into the 21st century
with lots of high -
tech, high - growth businesses.
The career - focused social network ranked the world's
cities on the proportion of the workforce
with tech skills.
One interesting model emerging from the pack is Triumph, which hosts events in big
cities across the country, matching companies
with elite and pre-screened
tech candidates.
One set of presentations will be a series of case studies of 10
cities with thriving
tech scenes, such as Jerusalem and Nairobi.
Nestled in a quiet courtyard in a historic area of the
city, this newly opened 184 - room property, the third in London from the family - owned Apex chain, is decidedly high -
tech: rooms come
with Bose SoundDocks, free Wi - Fi and a media hub that will allow you to plug anything from an iPad to and Xbox into the 3 - D television.
The
city's efforts to position itself as a hub of the global high -
tech entrepreneurial community will be showcased this week
with its five - day Digital Life Design (DLD) festival, driven by the mission to create a network of innovation, digital prospects, science and culture.
Granted its starting
with a smaller base, which makes growth easier but the
city is looking to develop its
tech sector.
Why it's hot: Jeff Slobotski might not have started any companies in his hometown, but he's credited
with making its
tech boom heard beyond its
city limits.
Our latest Sustainly Trend Briefing examines how some of the world's biggest companies are collaborating
with tech start ups, municipal governments and community organizations working to create Smart
City services and experiences, and how these innovations can deliver more sustainable living and business.
With more than 8,000
tech jobs available on Dice.com on any given day, New York
City, unsurprisingly, is the most challenging place to recruit computer science graduates, the survey found.
The new report, from groups
with obvious interest in the growth of the industry, the Association for a Better New York, Google, Citi, and the New York
Tech Meetup, finds that 291,000 people are empoyed in the New York City «tech ecosystem.&ra
Tech Meetup, finds that 291,000 people are empoyed in the New York
City «
tech ecosystem.&ra
tech ecosystem.»
The
tech industry is a model of networking,
with events almost every week in nearly every
city.
So it is constantly looking for new tools and better ways to get the job done; and (d) the company is struggling — right along
with every other
tech firm —
with how it can make the work force more diverse even though, in terms of gender at least, it's already as diverse as any firm in the
city.
After New York, the company will add one U.S.
city at a time, most likely a mix of towns
with dense populations and smaller
tech hubs (where the potential base of interested players might be larger).
He had initiated discussions
with investors in the same week he did back - t0 - back keynote speeches at two big
tech conferences, in two different
cities, one of them sponsored by his own company.
Mandel sat down
with Inc. staff reporter Abigail Tracy and discussed why New York
City has seen so much growth in the tech / information sector and what other cities can learn from the city's progr
City has seen so much growth in the
tech / information sector and what other
cities can learn from the
city's progr
city's progress.
If a
city wants to foster
tech growth or
tech related growth, they need to figure out what their strengths are, build on them and not get involved
with a lot of internal warfare.
«Just like in Silicon Valley or New York, well - funded and profitable startups have leveled the playing field and can compete directly on salaries
with the
City and big
tech companies for the most talented people.»
The comment — posted
with Merkley's name,
city, and address — argued that «the FCC's Net Neutrality rules were written in the Obama White House by political staff and
Tech Industry special interests who overruled the FCC's own experts.»
In New York
City, it's a job - seeker's market for those with tech skills, tech - oriented recruiting platform Hired.com told Inc.com when the company launched in the city earlier this y
City, it's a job - seeker's market for those
with tech skills,
tech - oriented recruiting platform Hired.com told Inc.com when the company launched in the
city earlier this y
city earlier this year.
During the day, I am often moving between meetings, about 50 percent
with City government colleagues and partners working on
City tech projects, and 50 percent
with startups, organizations, and individuals in the
tech community.
I ask it to assemble a report comparing the rankings at 40 - plus Valley firms
with those at Manhattan financial firms, Detroit automakers, Philadelphia legal firms, Boston health care companies, etc., and another report comparing Valley
tech companies
with tech companies in Seattle, Boston, New York
City, and elsewhere.
To learn how to scale up — and what mistakes to avoid — we spoke
with Andy White, director of the Las Vegas
Tech Fund, which is part of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's $ 350 million personal investment in the
city.
The retail store of the future, however, is emerging —
with a push from online merchants and the help of companies such as New York
City tech startup Brickwork.
When Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM (ibm), strolled across the atrium connecting her company's New York
City office building and Trump Tower for a meeting
with the President - elect's incoming administration and
tech industry leaders last month, she had a report in hand.
The
tech industry also thrives by working in ways that can be incompatible
with public - sector
city building.
Another early morning in Vancouver, BC and a meeting starts
with a full house of equity crowdfunding industry participants including entrepreneurs, lawyers, investors, securities regulators, government,
tech and finance executives who want to make sure this
city keeps its crown as the entrepreneur and
tech startup capital of Canada.
Tech - and STEM - oriented companies thrive in
cities with access to engineering talent and business - positive policies.
In fact,
cities with less
tech culture could benefit from participation in a group of startups learning and earning together.
CEO Trevor Horwell said, «This is an exciting new - project and coupled
with Tel Aviv's presence as a major high -
tech and business center, the strong tourism market in the
city, the project fits perfectly
with our global clientele.»
Growing
cities with thriving local
tech scenes are already grappling
with affordable housing challenges, even without Amazon.
With Aetna Inc. looking to move its headquarters from Hartford, on the heels of General Electric Co.'s shift to Boston, Connecticut's economic development strategy may now turn inward, boosting its
cities to attract high -
tech workers and fixing state government's crisis - prone budgeting.
New York
City Coming in at 9th in this year's ITM report, New York
City's technology ecosystem, sometimes called «Silicon Alley,» is home to just about every startup niche imaginable,
with notable sectors including education
tech, health
tech and financial
tech playing a big role.
On July 11NY
Tech Meetup teamed up
with Blank Space and the
City of New York to host the final event of the «Driverless Future Challenge.»
Tech City News» Luke Mintz recently sat down
with Yann Ranchere on the state of the remittance market in the UK.
MaRS Cleantech works closely
with entrepreneurs and investors to build globally competitive companies that are creating solutions for smart
cities and addressing key challenges in energy, water, agri -
tech, advanced materials and manufacturing.
Facebook F8 Conference began
with Mark Zuckerberg's Keynote; Facebook to introduce new online dating feature; Facebook now gets a new «Clear History» option; Facebook Messenger will get cleaner and faster after major update; OnePlus 6 pre-sale pop - up events to be organized in 8 Indian
cities; Apple announces financial results of quarter ending on March 31 and watch more in this episode of Daily
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with Danny D'Cruze.
Outside of modeling, Karlie's personal passion for coding led her to launch Kode
With Klossy, a nonprofit that empowers young women to code and become leaders in
tech — poised to expand in 2018 to 50 camps in 25
cities.
Although the unemployment rate is slightly higher in Detroit than the national average, the
city has seen a recent boom in
tech jobs,
with the
tech market growing 40 percent between 2011 and 2016, according to a CBRE study.
Based in New York
City, Vettery is a trusted hiring marketplace that connects the top
tech and business talent
with the hottest companies.
The report — «The New York
City Tech Ecosystem,» by HR&A Advisors — notes that roughly half the tech jobs are at employers with a main focus that is not technology, such as finance and media companies, or hospitals and government agenc
Tech Ecosystem,» by HR&A Advisors — notes that roughly half the
tech jobs are at employers with a main focus that is not technology, such as finance and media companies, or hospitals and government agenc
tech jobs are at employers
with a main focus that is not technology, such as finance and media companies, or hospitals and government agencies.
Smaller, less developed markets such as Raleigh and Columbus, Ohio, are likely to better cope
with 50,000 new
tech workers than larger, housing - constrained
cities such as Denver, Boston and New York, Vivas adds.
But the small
city is taking a big bet to try to fix its lagging economy
with a strategy that many of the
tech elite have been largely only pontificating about: universal basic income...
As of 2016, the
city of Hawthorne's per - capita income was $ 21,182,
with 19.2 percent of residents living in poverty — an existence whose precarity would only heighten amid an influx of young
tech professionals.