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Looking around, I see so many reasons to be really grateful for technology industries taking hold right here in Northeast Ohio. Canton boasts of Stark Tech, one of the best places in the country to get some education and experience in Tech industries. We’ve been fortunate to hire several folks fresh out of their programs. Kent State has solid Web design and graphic design programs that turn out some really talented folks as well.

Turning Technologies, a company in the audience response industry, was recently featured on NPR, when they were doing a spot about how Northeast Ohio, and Youngstown in particular have become a mini-Silicon Valley. I was able to track down the organization behind this movement to create a technology center here in Ohio, and their projects are pretty exciting. The Northeast Ohio Incubator Collaborative “provides coordinated services to entrepreneurs desiring to start technology-oriented businesses in the 21 counties of NE Ohio”. This is such a great resource, and they’re doing their level best to bring talent into Northeast Ohio.

Northeast Ohio has been on the frontier of Web design and SEO from the very beginning. In 1994, PolySort began as a Web project (one of the very first websites, ever, in fact) to bring awareness to yet another technological industry, the polymer industry. In fact, Ohio is known as the “Polymer Valley”.
Cleveland SEO is a prime example of the multitude of talent in the area. This consortium of SEOs provides a vast array of SEO / SEM services, with many dedicated, talented leaders in the Search industry.

We’ve been doing our best to provide an avenue for young people to utilize and grow their talents through our TKG Institute. We’ve actually been fortunate to hire several developers as a direct result of this program. It’s intended for college students or people working to re-train and gain solid web development skills. I’m hopeful that some of the folks that pass through the program become valued employees not only of TKG, but the many other firms here in Northeast Ohio.

It is heartening to see how much really is going on here in our region. We have a lot to offer, and hopefully the talent will realize that, and decide to stay here, or come here, bringing even greater possibilities and opportunities.

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