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The Disconnect Between OC Higher Ed and Tech Market

IRVINE, CA—College students graduating from OC’s tech-oriented schools are moving to other markets because they’re not being properly recruited and courted by local governments and organizations, JLL’s Jason Lantgen tells GlobeSt.com EXCLUSIVELY.

Jason Lantgen Lantgen: “There are not enough individuals meeting with certain groups to recruit them down to Orange County as a hub.”

IRVINE, CA—College students graduating from Orange County’s tech-oriented schools are moving to other markets because they’re not being properly recruited and courted by local governments and organizations, JLL’s VP Jason Lantgen tells GlobeSt.com. Jumping on this opportunity could help advance the market’s position as a strong tech market that attracts young talent.

According to the firm’s recently released national Tech Office Outlook Report, Orange County saw the 10th most tech funding volume in the US at $566 million from Q3 2015 through Q2 2016. The limited number of available large blocks of space in the most sought-after locations in the market creates a challenge for expanding companies; however, new office deliveries will help to lower the competition for space.

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.

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