Tech jobs in the midwest?

Wed Oct 5 12:08:25 PDT 2005

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 -