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Site Visits Fuel Anticipation For Amazon’s HQ2
Amazon // October 19, 2018

Adding to the anticipation for a decision on its $5 billion HQ2 project, Amazon has reportedly made visits to multiple finalists. According to a person with a understanding of the visits, the eCommerce retailer visited Chicago, New York City and Chicago, The Wall Street Journal...

Amazon Expands San Diego Tech Hub, Creating 300 New High-Tech Jobs
Amazon // September 05, 2018

Amazon announced on Wednesday (Sept. 5) that it has expanded its San Diego Tech Hub and plans to create 300 new high-tech jobs in fields including software development, machine learning, cloud computing and digital entertainment. In a press release, the eCommerce giant said that to accommodate the...

Home Depot’s High-Tech Hiring Spree
Retail // April 18, 2018

Home Depot, unique among the big-box store retailers, has not only survived in the age of the Amazon-effect, but thrived. Stock prices have grown 135 percent over the last five years, CNBC reported. Holding on to that strength has become priority-one for the nation’s largest hardware...

Big Tech Poaches Cyber Talent From Britain’s Spy Agency
Personnel // December 29, 2017

The U.K.’s spy agency is having a hard time retaining high-tech workers, who are being poached by technology companies. Citing the annual report from the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, TechCrunch reported that the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) discussed the growing global cyber...

Interviews & Exclusives
Brexit Talent Drain A Leak Likely To Deluge?

July 04, 2017
Brexit is still being worked on, worked out and one wonders what workers will do. For the highly skilled employees of both the U.K. and the continent, including those in the tech realm, the drip of Brexodus may quicken into a rolling river.

Quick Reads
Amazon To Create 800 New Jobs At Austin Tech Hub

March 28, 2019
Amazon announced on Thursday (March 28) that it is expanding its Austin Tech Hub, and will be creating 800 new tech jobs. In a press release, Amazon said the jobs will be in the areas of software and hardware engineering, research science and cloud computing. Amazon said that since it opened its Austin Tech Hub, […]

Site Visits Fuel Anticipation For Amazon’s HQ2

October 19, 2018
Adding to the anticipation for a decision on its $5 billion HQ2 project, Amazon has reportedly made visits to multiple finalists. According to a person with a understanding of the...

Amazon Expands San Diego Tech Hub, Creating 300 New High-Tech Jobs

September 05, 2018
Amazon announced on Wednesday (Sept. 5) that it has expanded its San Diego Tech Hub and plans to create 300 new high-tech jobs in fields including software development, machine learning, cloud computing...

Home Depot’s High-Tech Hiring Spree

April 18, 2018
Home Depot, unique among the big-box store retailers, has not only survived in the age of the Amazon-effect, but thrived. Stock prices have grown 135 percent over the last five...