Minneapolis is Gaining Popularity with Tech Start-ups

With a robust talent pool and reasonable cost of living, tech start-ups are finding Minneapolis quite attractive. Does this city have the makings to become a major tech center? Below is an excerpt from an interesting story from USA Today about how Minneapolis is attracting high-tech start-ups: Some 150 young businesses are working to get companies off the ground here, according to tech.mn, a local website which tracks area start-ups. "We have a phenomenal talent pool that's a lot easier to tap into than the (Silicon) Valley," says Casey Allen, co-founder of Project Skyway, an incubator helping start-ups find financing. One of its companies,...