Irvine's Undeniable Tech Jobs Growth

An article we liked from Thought Leader Tom Berg of Irvine Standard:

REPORT: IRVINE AND REGION LEAD NORTH AMERICA IN TECH JOB GROWTH

There is good news to report if you’re a tech professional, recent UC Irvine graduate or a STEM star at an Irvine high school.

More tech jobs are gravitating to the region than anywhere in North America, and Irvine is an integral part of that growth.

Employers – many from Silicon Valley or other conventional tech hubs – are expanding or relocating here. And they’re bringing thousands of high-paying jobs with them.

That’s the bottom line of a recent report from real estate giant CBRE.

“There’s a gravitational pull for companies to move here,” says Colin Yasukochi, executive director of CBRE’s Tech Insights Center, which produced the report. “Large tech firms in particular are locating here to tap into recent graduates who are coming out of UC Irvine or other tech-centered universities.”

“Large tech firms in particular are locating here to tap into recent graduates who are coming out of UC Irvine or other tech-centered universities.” – Colin Yasukochi, executive director at CBRE

Electrified growth

The jobs boom is led in part by Irvine’s electric-vehicle and high-tech manufacturing companies – industries that have gained a foothold in Irvine over the years.

Rivian, a Ford- and Amazon-backed electric truck maker, moved hundreds of tech jobs from Plymouth, Michigan, to Irvine last year, adding to the approximately 1,000 that were already here. The company, now valued at nearly...