IT workers largely shielded from economy's woes
www.mprnews.org/story/2012/07/01/regional/tech-workers
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Back at the collaborative workspace in Minneapolis, Jamie Thingelstad, the chief information and operating officer of a tech company called 8th Bridge, says he just hired several new Web developers in recent months. And while Thingelstad sees a lot of momentum at companies like his, he knows that the tech sector is too small to prop up the recovery. And the rest of the economy still seems fragile to him.