California ‘In-Shoring’ Firm to Hire in Michigan

Updated: September 23, 2009

Systems in Motion delivered a jolt of well-received news to Michigan Tuesday, saying it will hire about 1,085 information-technology workers around Ann Arbor.

Associated Press

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The Fremont, Calif., company calls itself an “in-shoring” provider, meaning it takes on IT projects for clients but does the work on American soil. Its chief executive, Neeraj Gupta, told the Detroit Free Press that it will kick off a training program for new and career-changing workers and expects to pay $30,000 to $80,000 for most of the positions, which it will hire over the next five years.

“It’s management of systems, not taking phone calls,” Debashish Sinha, its chief marketing officer, said to AnnArbor.com. “It does require resources who are more skilled in technology in various new and legacy technologies.”

Michigan is among the most economically battered states, with the highest unemployment rate in August and the biggest unemployment-rate increase over the past 12 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. AnnArbor.com called it the region’s biggest economic victor since General Electric announced plans to build an engineering center in Van Buren Township.

Systems in Motion said in a statement that it also considered Texas and Ohio for its new support center. It received tax credits and other incentives from Michigan.