Words from Skip: Interactive Map Feature Now Live on Techlandia.org

Interactive Map Feature Now Live on Techlandia.org

As I mentioned back in April in one of the first blog posts on Techlandia.org, the site will continue to evolve over time. We are now entering Phase II.

Since the spring we have heard from a lot of people around the state in the tech community, the public sector, and the broader business community, and it’s clear that most people want to see progress in at least three areas:

1) Improve the navigation of the site and the UX/UI of the homepage in particular so that it’s easier to access company profiles.

2) Create a job matching solution that focuses on technology companies that are hiring within Oregon and SW Washington.

3) Develop an interactive map of companies based on their profiles.

Work is already underway on 1) and 2), and an early version of an interactive map is now live, courtesy of Cascade Web Development, Fuse Insight Labs, and McBru Communications. Once the job matching solution is complete, we will be adding a layer to the map that shows which companies are hiring and open jobs at each company.

We invite you to take a look at the map and share your feedback at skip.newberry@techoregon.org. In the meantime, keep an eye out for future updates on the job matching solution and improvements to the navigation and UX/UI of the site.