"Tech Towns" in America (2014, manufactured, metro)

[JayJayCB]

When you hear this term, which cities come to mind?

[projectmaximus]

I think of places that punch above their population weight in science/technology, IT, and tech startups.

I think of
-San Fran, San Jose, and all the other cities in that region.
-Seattle
-Boston
-Washington DC
-Austin
-Raleigh/Durham
-Chattanooga

Obviously others that can argue to be in that list, but for me that's what sprang to mind.

[west_2_east]

^why Chattanooga? Just curious

[PortCity]

Huntsville , Al should be on the list.The city slogan is " First to the Moon".

[ccm123]

I think that's a pretty good list, except Chattanooga.

Originally Posted by projectmaximus

I think of places that punch above their population weight in science/technology, IT, and tech startups.

I think of
-San Fran, San Jose, and all the other cities in that region.
-Seattle
-Boston
-Washington DC
-Austin
-Raleigh/Durham
-Chattanooga

Obviously others that can argue to be in that list, but for me that's what sprang to mind.

[projectmaximus]

Originally Posted by west_2_east

^why Chattanooga? Just curious

Originally Posted by ccm123

I think that's a pretty good list, except Chattanooga.

It's probably on my radar because a decade ago, Jacksonville was the first city to want to do this, but we ended up not getting anything done. And Chattanooga did it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/te...ooga.html?_r=0

It's a small thing, but still pretty significant for a metro of 500k. I think that's punching above your weight.

[blaserbrad]

Seattle
San Jose
SF

[Sharks With Lasers]

Oakland County, Michigan.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by projectmaximus

It's probably on my radar because a decade ago, Jacksonville was the first city to want to do this, but we ended up not getting anything done. And Chattanooga did it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/te...ooga.html?_r=0

It's a small thing, but still pretty significant for a metro of 500k. I think that's punching above your weight.

I think it takes a lot more than that to truly be a tech town though.

[kehkou]

A large portion of my family used to make semiconductor chips at the various fab plants at the Butterfly Trail Industrial Complex near El Paso International Airport. The Atari consoles and game cartridges that were exhumed from the Alamogordo municipal landfill were also manufactured in El Paso.