FRESNO, Calif. You may not think of California s Central Valley as the place for up-and-coming talent in the technology industry, but one company is looking to change that.
Bitwise Industries, based in Fresno, is breaking down the idea of what the tech workforce looks like and making sure training and jobs are accessible to everyone, no matter their background.
Irma Olguin Jr. and Jake Soberal co-founded the workforce development company.
Olguin says her family came to Central Valley to work in agriculture, My immigrant family moved here to follow the crops-a family of field laborers. And, in my own way, I found my way to the technology industry. I ended up in a job that just profoundly changed my life and existence and the opportunity that I saw in front of me.
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