Salesforce CIO likes Indy tech talent, creates 20 new IT positions

More than 1,000 people work at Salesforce in Indianapolis, making them one of the largest tech employers in the city. So at first blush it might not seem like such a big deal that 20 new jobs have been created here. However, these new jobs are IT jobs instead of marketing cloud jobs like most […]

$1.4 Million Lilly Endowment Grant to Support TechPoint Talent Attraction and Development Initiatives

TechPoint, Indiana’s tech growth initiative, announced today that Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved a $1.4 million grant to help attract and retain tech talent in the state. The grant will support TechPoint’s Xtern program, which matches tech-skilled college students with Indianapolis-based companies, and a new program aimed at retaining recent college graduates. “Xtern is an […]

Why you should sign up for the #IndyCorpHack Corporate Hackathon

Calling all coders and developers! Hackathons are a great way to challenge yourself, get exposed to new technologies and processes, and, of course, #hackforgood. You can even make a real-life business opportunity out of your hackathon creation like ReBorn Code has done. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and ReBorn Code, the winner of […]

1,546 new tech jobs announced in 60 last days

During just the past 60 days, nine Indiana tech companies and tech-enabled companies have announced plans to invest more than $71 million in this state and create up to 1,546 new computer-related jobs. The largest deal in terms of the number of jobs is from Appirio, the cloud services provider that has been growing in […]

Gen Con draws top tech talent to The Circle City

Forty-eight stories above downtown Indianapolis, held at the height of Gen Con, TechPoint seized on the opportunity to draw in some of the world’s top tech talent and introduce them to the Indy tech community. TechPoint’s League of Xtraordinary Programmers (LXP) event drew more than 200 tech builders and software developers from 21 states. Salesforce, […]