Key Points
Just a decade ago, it would been almost impossible for young engineers like Sathishkumar to realise such a dream as IT companies had little interest in the sleepy city of Coimbatore..
Companies that were once reluctant to move their business to the city of about 3 million people are now picking Coimbatore over other bigger cities because of its good infrastructure and state-of-the-art technology parks...
While industry experts point to the availability of talent in tier-2 cities like Coimbatore, government officials emphasiseitsrapid growth that caters to the demands of young working professionals and companies...
Companies see a lot of untapped potential in tier-2 cities like Coimbatore, which contributes at least about 25 percent of the software exports from Tamil Nadu, said Ramesh Alluri Reddy, an IT business analyst and CEO of TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship...
Some five years ago, when TIDEL approached companies to expand their base in Coimbatore, they would complain about the citys nightlife, said the TIDEL Park official...
