How Indianapolis, long known as a manufacturing hub, is luring tech talent

New York

WHEN Ashley Zegiestowsky, a computer sciences major at Butler University, was hunting for a technology job during her senior year, she took a close look at Silicon Valley, the promised land for young engineers eager to be part of the next big thing.

"It sounded really glamorous," said Ms Zegiestowsky, 22, who is from Nashville, Tennessee. But as she was considering her options, she discovered the Indy Tech Fellowship, a two-year paid internship programme in Indianapolis that is backed by a growing tech community and angel investors.