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CompTIA Study Finds Tech Hubs Where You Wouldn’t Expect Them

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Yes, you’re probably aware that San Francisco or Seattle are tech hotbeds, but what about Huntsville, Alabama, or Lansing, Michigan? This, according to CompTIA Executive Vice President of Industry Relations Nancy Hammervik, highlights a growing geographic diversity among many of the cities on the list.

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New Orleans: Returning to Life, a Decade After Katrina

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In the decade since the deadly storm made landfall, the city’s tourism and event industries have bounced back—and then some. Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in New Orleans—and the ensuing breaking of the city’s levees—had a long-term devastating effect on the metro area, four-fifths of which was flooded by the storm.