OST has come quite a ways since it opened a satellite office in downtown Detroit.
In two years, the Grand Rapids-based tech firm has doubled its staff in the Motor City to 15 people. That includes four hires (sales people and technical staff) over the last year. The firm now employs 190 people in Grand Rapids, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Ann Arbor. Most of its staff is based in Michigan.
The staff growth is accompanied by a significant expansion in services for OST. The new IT recruiting division,
OST Recruiting Solutions, will focus on helping other companies find IT talent.
"It's a huge area of growth for us in Detroit and elsewhere," Mike Lomonaco, marketing manager for
OST. "Southeast Michigan is where we see our greatest growth opportunity."
OST has made a name for itself providing tech services, such as IT, database security, and software development. It has also provided tech staffing services for its customers on a project-basis. The growing demand for the services got OST to expand even more.
"Our clients have been asking for it," says Beth VanSlyke, recruiting practice manager for OST. "We have been doing contract staffing for years, but after a lot of requests from our clients we are making a practice out of it."
Source: Mike Lomonaco, marketing manager for OST; and Beth VanSlyke, recruiting practice manager for OST
Writer: Jon Zemke
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