In an article on Fortune, I learned that Detroit and the tech center of America, Silicon Valley, are becoming more and more like each other. The two cities are transition into the type of work the other city specializes in today.
For example, Detroit has been one of the biggest manufacturing cities for over 100 years. From the amount of automotive plants and companies that produce in this city, Detroit knows a thing or two about hardware. Silicon Valley is starting to get more into manufacturing than they have been since the internet first boomed. It states in the article that 39% of Google's patents from 2007-2012 have all been for hardware things like energy and their autonomous car.
On the other hand, more tech jobs are being made throughout Detroit. Having seen it myself, the tech world is certainly being discovered by companies in the city like Quicken Loans and the growing amount of electronic start up companies. Also, a point to make is how much money the auto companies in Detroit invest into electronics.
The integration of manufacturing and technology in the two cities could lead to many great things like jobs returning from overseas and new areas for business in Detroit. Both cities could learn many things from the other. It surely is something to keep in mind as some of us going through college are interested in those fields.
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