Systems in Motion to invest $15M, hire 1,084 in Ann Arbor

Thursday, September 24, 2009 | Source: Concentrate

A big IT start-up from California is making a big investment in Ann Arbor.

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One of Silicon Valley's start-ups on a fast track for growth has chosen Ann Arbor as the place to make its first investment.

Systems in Motion plans to invest $15 million and create 1,084 jobs at a new IT support center in Ann Arbor over the next five years. The IT firm also looked at making its first investment in other marquee college towns, like Austin, Texas and Durham, North Carolina before deciding on Ann Arbor.

"I think Ann Arbor is a marquee name in college towns as well," says Debashish Sinha, chief marketing officer for Systems in Motion.

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