November 07, 2017
“Top 10 states for software jobs”
CIO.com, October 18, 2017. “Software has an enormous impact on our lives, but the impact on employment is even greater than expected, according to research from Software.org: the BSA Foundation.” Read More >>> Original Posting: https://www.cio.com/article/3094297/hiring/top-10-states-for-software-jobs.html...
October 19, 2017
Op-Ed: “The hunt for HQ2: Tech growth is not some get-rich-quick scheme”
Washington Examiner, October 19, 2017. By Chris Hopfensperger “What if we could replicate the frenzy over Amazon’s HQ2 into a frenzy over STEM education, workforce development and technical training, and broadband access?” Read More >>> Original Posting: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-hunt-for-hq2-tech-growth-is-not-some-get-rich-quick-scheme/article/2638055...
October 16, 2017
“Kansas Software Industry Growth Outstrips Surrounding States”
Topeka Capital-Journal, October 9, 2017. “The report, published by Software.org, an international research organization, found the software industry adds $3 billion to Kansas’ gross domestic product.”...
September 29, 2017
“Report: Indiana No. 2 in software job growth”
Indianapolis Business Journal, September 29, 2017. “The Hoosier State added 8,787 software jobs between 2014 and 2016, according to a survey published Tuesday by tech trade group Software.org: the BSA Foundation.”...
September 28, 2017
“Study: Texas contributed $37.2B to national software industry”
Dallas Business Journal, September 28, 2017. “The software industry invested more than $63 billion in research and development in 2013, the most recent year for which data was available. That sum is up 21 percent over the prior year.”...
September 27, 2017
“Software industry boosts US GDP by $1.14 trillion, grows economy in all 50 states”
Tech Republic , September 27, 2017. “All 50 states felt some impact from the software industry. However, 35 states saw GDP growth of more than 20% in 2016.”...
September 26, 2017
“Louisiana’s software industry among fastest-growing in country, report says”
The Advocate, September 26, 2017. “Louisiana's rapidly growing software industry employed 11,694 people in 2016 and had a $1.5 billion impact on the state's economy, according to a new report by Software.org.”...
September 26, 2017
“Software industry responsible for estimated $1.14 trillion in economic benefits”
The Business Journals, September 26, 2017. “The software industry, which is responsible for the codes that bring electronics to life and puts the ‘smart’ in smartphones, is emerging as a trillion-dollar force in the U.S. economy.”...
September 27, 2017
“How to keep emerging technologies emerging? Software group says digital trade”
Bloomberg BNA, September 27, 2017. “A Sept. 26 report from Software.org: the BSA Foundation shows the software industry employed 2.9 million people last year across all 50 states, an increase of 14 percent since 2014.”...
September 26, 2017
“Software booms while US economy chugs along, report says”
CNET, September 26, 2017. “The growth in software-related jobs extends beyond having more app developers and web designers. It's led to the creation of jobs in fields like agriculture, where ‘precision agriculture’ -- or the use of data to improve farming -- requires there be...