Lyons Consulting Group adds 19 to Ann Arbor office

Lyons Consulting Group is well on its way of meeting its goal of creating new jobs one year into the expansion of its office in Ann Arbor.

The Chicago-based firm specializes in digital marketing and its Ann Arbor office focuses on e-commerce.  Last year it announced that it wanted to create 30 jobs at the office as part of a $1.1 million investment. Today Lyons Consulting Group employs 19 people in Ann Arbor, up from just five a year ago.

"We have been able to hire a core group of people and build around them," says Norman Alesi, COO & CFO of Lyons Consulting Group. He adds, "That office is scheduled to be at 24 people by the end of the year."

The Michigan Economic Development Corp struck a deal with Lyons Consulting Group last year, giving the company $300,000 in incentives in exchanges for the $1.1 million expansion. The Ann Arbor office now serves 40 customers from around the world.

Lyons Consulting Group choose Ann Arbor in part because of its deep talent pool. It has hired a number of recent graduates from the University of Michigan and other local universities, while also working with the state of Michigan and Ann Arbor SPARK to fill out its staff.

"The state of Michigan has been very helpful for us getting set up there," Alesi says. "Ann Arbor SPARK has also been very helpful."

Source: Norman Alesi, COO & CFO of Lyons Consulting Group
Writer: Jon Zemke

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