When DotLoop travelled to San Diego for its national debut during the National Association of REALTORS Conference back in November, we got a lot of surprised reactions when we told them that we were from Cincinnati.
"Wow", they'd say. "I didn't realize Cincinnati had any tech companies."
The funny thing is, of course, Cincinnati has plenty of tech companies (the ubiquitous
ShareThis was founded here; their satellite office is in San Francisco) and has several Fortune 500 companies right here in town. Cincinnati is in the nation's Top 10 markets for number of Fortune 500 headquarters per million residents, and is home to several of the most prestigious universities in the world. In fact, the Queen City is one of the best business environments right now in America and was recently voted the third best housing market in the country.
Cincinnati has a lot going for it. The recent Soapbox
article on the bevy of illustrators in the area and its recent spotlight of
Sculpco go to show you how underground a lot of our treasured businesses are. Cincinnati has plenty of bragging rights, but doesn't wear it on its sleeve. Hopefully, we can all help change that perception.
DotLoop is proud to call Cincinnati home and is excited to join the ranks of businesses such as P&G and Macy's who do the same. We will be just one more voice championing our fine city, so when we arrive at the 2010 NAR Conference later this year, those who don't know how excellent this city is will say, "Cincinnati - I heard that's a great place for business."