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Michigan CIO Ken Theis Leads Effort to Bring IT Jobs to State

September 11, 2009 /

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IBM opened a new software development facility in East Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday that’s expected to generate as many as 1,500 new jobs over the next five years. IBM’s decision to locate in Michigan was followed by a similar move from General Electric, which announced in June that it would build an advanced technology and training center in Wayne County that will employ 1,200 people.

Both companies were lured to Michigan by an economic development initiative led by the state’s Department of Information Technology (DIT) that combines traditional tax incentives with IT expertise and custom-tailored work force development programs.

By Steve Towns, Editor

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