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I beg to differ. U-C is an excellent place. I dont think you have ever been there to say that. Its very affordable. You want to spend millions on rent or hire
by skynetv2 11y ago
I beg to differ. U-C is an excellent place. I dont think you have ever been there to say that.
Its very affordable. You want to spend millions on rent or hire your staff?
college town - perfect for those college grads to entertain themselves after work
Hire students from UIUC, Parkland, ISU, and few other campuses around.
Not great restaurants but pretty good variety of cuisines
Chicago is less than 2 hours away by car
no sitting in traffic for hours every day
only drawback is you cant jump companies every 6 months
air connectivity is limited but Bloomington next door has decent options
excellent place to have a family and raise children
Yahoo is increasing its presence in Champaign, so is Intel, Caterpillar, and a few more. I know they are not startups but there is a reason why they are growing there.
- hcrisp 11y agoYahoo moved their Hadoop analytics group from CA to IL at least partially due to huge turnover. Since moving they have not lost "quite" as many people. UIUC is also where the transistor was invented, and it the home of NCSA and HDF Group. In my opinion, it has definitely contributed to computer science and scientific computing everywhere.
- shostack 11y agoWhat do you think accounted for the huge turnover and why moving from CA to IL reduced that? Less competitive job options in IL that made the opportunities look more attractive?
- hcrisp 11y agoPerhaps the stability of the Midwest and a culture unlike Silicon Valley where folks move jobs every two to three years. There does seem to be more loyalty in IL, and the calmer pace may encourage more long-term planning?
- shostack 11y agoHonestly, I spent most of my life in Chicago and only recently moved out to the Bay. I can't say in a major metro like that there is any more inherent loyalty. In many industries the only way to get ahead is to change jobs every couple years to make sure you stay at market rate for compensation.
- eldavido 11y agoNot to mention LLVM which Apple's entire compiler stack uses these days
- sanderjd 11y agoWhat is "air connectivity"?
- pmahoney 11y agoAirports. There's a small airport in Champaign. Presumably the airport in Bloomington (an hour away?) is larger, and of course the Chicago airports to the north (2.5 hours).
- larrywright 11y agoI fly out of Bloomington regularly. It's a decent airport, but sometimes it's easier/cheaper to take the train to Chicago.
- staticmalloc 11y agoIt's also close to WashU.
- larrywright 11y agoI'm in Bloomington/Normal and concur. It's a great place to live.