QStride recently made the move from Troy to downtown Detroit, taking up the 16th floor of the
One Woodward Avenue.
The
Minoru Yamasaki-designed skyscraper was a predecessor in design to the World Trade Center's twin towers. It offers panoramic views of the Detroit River and the central business district. The new space, designed by
dPOP!, will offer enough room for the tech firm to grow.
"We needed to expand and get additional office space," says Shane Gianino, CEO of
QStride. "We feel Detroit and its tech community is where we needed to be and where we can grow even more."
QStride specializes in everything from business intelligence solutions to IT staffing services. It currently employs 25 people, 15 of whom are internal employees. It has hired eight people over the last year and is looking to fill 30 positions right now. The company’s revenue climbed from $1.3 million 2013 to $1.7 million in 2014 to $2.1 million last year.
QStride is not a stranger to downtown Detroit. The firm, which turns four years old in April, opened a sales office in the Chrysler House in downtown Detroit three years ago. It has been steadily gravitating toward consolidating its operations in Detroit ever since. Moving its headquarters to downtown brings another 10 people to the central business district.
"We want to make a point that we are here," Gianino says. "We believe in this city."
Source: Shane Gianino, CEO of QStride
Writer: Jon Zemke
Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.
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