How Does Your City Stack Up?

Top 15 Heartland Markets

for Tech Talent Growth

Nashville + 36.1%     

Madison + 31.9%

Louisville + 31%

Dayton + 31%

 Indianapolis + 23.1%

Tulsa + 19%

Omaha + 17.0%

Cleveland + 14.1%

St. Louis + 9 .9%

Cincinnati + 9.6%

Kansas City  + 8.0%

Minneapolis  + 5.3%

Columbus  + 5.1%

 Detroit + 4.5%

% growth in 5 years

Source: CBRE

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VC deals?

6 Great Lakes states: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

Rank 5th of 8 regions nationwide

Attract 8% of VC deals in U.S. but more change is coming as Silicon Valley decentralizes.

Venture deals

% growth in 10 years

West Coast 5769 + 81%

Mid-Atlantic 3718 +143%

Southeast 1356 + 149%

New England 1279 + 63%

Great Lakes 1192 + 63%

South 1152 + 79%

Mountain 1063 + 104%

Midwest 239 + 81%

Source: PitchBook data

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