A private-sector push for high-tech jobs in Kentucky
A Louisville tech startup called Interapt has attracted hundreds of applicants for training and jobs designing web and cellphone apps. The opportunity, part of a private sector push to bring Silicon Valley employment “inland,” has drawn interest from coalfield-region residents who seek a future beyond mining. “Why outsource coding jobs to Bangalore when we can insource jobs to eastern Kentucky, poor in jobs but rich in work ethic, and every one I.T. job brings four or five other jobs with it?” asks the founder of the company.
The New York Times
