Trend Watch: Tech Scene - Dayton, Ohio - Brief Article

Training & Development, Dec, 2000 by Haidee E. Allerton

The U.S. Midwest is where it's happening, technology-wise. Apparently, high-tech businesses are planting their headquarters in Dayton, Ohio, in particular. John Nauseef with I-Zone, which helps startups get going, sees Midwest towns as having "community formats" that are conducive to building businesses.

Why Dayton? For one, 60 percent of the United States is within a 90-minute flight.

Many tech workers are also migrating to Dayton-- tired of Silicon Valley smog, stress, and high cost of living. One such immigrant points out that with technology, he can work in Dayton, where houses are reasonably priced, and still be a player in the Internet industry.

Some virtually or actually Dayton-based tech firms:

* I-Zone

* Businesshere.com

* Gaspricewatch.com--a Website created by Brad Proctor, which keeps track of gas prices at stations across the United States (voted the 4th most trafficked new site by Media Metrix in July)

* Reynolds and Reynolds

* The Entrepreneurs Center, a tech incubator.

Source Edelman PR Worldwide