Lakeside Software picks Michigan, Ann Arbor over Silicon Valley
Love ’em or hate ’em, economic incentives sometimes mean the difference between keeping our new economy fueled or watching it leave the state. Luckily, this Mitten-based software firm found what it needed to stay …and grow in Ann Arbor.Excerpt:”Yet Michigan almost lost this up-and-coming firm to Silicon Valley. As Lakeside was growing, Schumacher considered moving to the West Coast to find more of the high-level software engineering talent he needs.Then a routine call from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. asking what Lakeside needed to grow led to a tax credit, an upcoming new location in Ann Arbor, and a pipeline to the employees it needed to stay and grow in Michigan.”They said, ‘We think you can find those people right here. We think that there are places to look like Ann Arbor and even in this area that you’re not seeing yet and we can help you with that,’ ” Schumacher recalled.”Read the rest of the story here.
Love ’em or hate ’em, economic incentives sometimes mean the difference between keeping our new economy fueled or watching it leave the state. Luckily, this Bloomfield Hills-based software firm found what it needed to stay …and grow in Ann Arbor.
Excerpt:
“Yet Michigan almost lost this up-and-coming firm to Silicon Valley. As Lakeside was growing, Schumacher considered moving to the West Coast to find more of the high-level software engineering talent he needs.
Then a routine call from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. asking what Lakeside needed to grow led to a tax credit, an upcoming new location in Ann Arbor, and a pipeline to the employees it needed to stay and grow in Michigan.
“They said, ‘We think you can find those people right here. We think that there are places to look like Ann Arbor and even in this area that you’re not seeing yet and we can help you with that,’ ” Schumacher recalled.”
Read the rest of the story here.
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