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Building a boomerang

Need to hire new tech talent? Think about folks who have already lived here.

 

In Chicago, a new campaign is aiming to attract 10K technologists who once lived in the city to "come back to move forward," Chicago Inno reports. They see a big potential workforce among folks who once called the city home.

 

It's something that orgs like Baltimore Homecoming are thinking about as they seek to reconnect with "alumni" of the city. And it feels especially relevant to a discussion about place that reporter Donte Kirby detailed in an article below.

 

Should Baltimore be thinking about its former residents? Have you hired someone back to the city?What can we offer?

 

We want to hear your thoughts. Email us at baltimore@technical.ly.

 

—Technical.ly Assistant Editor Stephen Babcock (stephen@technical.ly)

Top Stories

‘Interpersonal’ relationships will decide if place matters in the future of work

By Donte Kirby | 2 minute read

The ever-present question: Will place matter to companies in 2021 and beyond? If you follow the money, no — but if it’s your heart in charge, maybe it does.
With a ‘digital twin,’ Westminster is laying the groundwork for its Autonomous Corridor
By Graham Dodge | 2 minute read

Graham Dodge, executive director of Westminster's MAGIC, writes about how the city gathered self-driving cars, drones and robots from around Maryland to kick off the project. “In Westminster, we don’t sit idly by and wait for the technology to come to us,” said Dr. Mona Becker, the recently elected mayor. Read more »

UMD and UMBC are teaming with the Army Research Lab on a $68M effort to advance AI, robotics
By Stephen Babcock | 2 minute read

The reserach collaborative will develop new technologies and devices that can help humans and machines work alongside each other. "We want to change the world by quickly getting AI and autonomy into the hands of the people who need it,” said UMD's Derek Paley. Read more »

Maryland company Alertus is turning downtown Baltimore’s ‘ticker’ building into an IoT hub
By Stephen Babcock | 2 minute read

Mass emergency notification company Alertus is moving from Beltsville to Baltimore, with growth plans. It'll transform the downtown landmark into the Center for Intelligent Buildings. Read more »

Columbia-based government software firm GCOM acquires Northern Virginia’s Qlarion
By Donte Kirby | 1 minute read

GCOM, which serves state governments including Maryland's, will add data analytics capabilities with the acquisition. Read more »

Blast from the past

AOL’s Millennial Media acquisition is about the future of content
Originally published January 14, 2016

If AOL is to rethink mobile advertising, ex-Millennial staffers may be the key. Read more »

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