When DXC Technology, the Virginia-based global information technology giant, announced plans last year to build its latest “Digital Transformation Center,” more than 30 cities threw their hats into the ring to host the facility. The lure: the project would create 2,000 high-paying tech jobs – averaging about $63,000 annually – over the next five years.
The winner? A city more known for gumbo than gigabytes: New Orleans.