Not all jobs are created equal and not all jobs created in Detroit are automotive. That's the message VisionIT is sending as it gets ready to continue its expansion.
Excerpt:Detroit
has always been home to some heavy-hitting business names, ranging from GM to SmithGroup. But naming a big Detroit firm firmly
planted in the computer world outside of Compuware is not easily done. VisionIT is trying to change that
perception.
The IT firm based out of New
Center employs about 1,500 people in
nine offices across the country, most of whom work here in Detroit. Although it averages about 100
percent revenue growth per year, its revenues grew 372 percent in 2007 on the
strength of $107 million in sales. This year it hopes to grow a modest 40 to 50
percent while adding another 30 jobs, such as IT recruiter and human resources.
"We've been one of the fastest growing companies in the
city," says David Segura, CEO of VisionIT.
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