Urban Science makes 31 Detroit hires, plans 30 more

Urban Science has been on quite the quiet hitting streak in the Renaissance Center lately.

The retail consulting firm employs 550 people worldwide after making 31 hires last year. There are plans to hire 30 more this year. Most positions will be in the Renaissance Center, which houses 250 of the company's employees.

"We're hiring quite a bit right now," says Jim Anderson, CEO of Urban Science. "By the time this is printed, it might be 260 [employees in the Renaissance Center]."

The downtown Detroit-based company got its start in a 3,600 square-foot Ren Cen space in 1977 and has grown steadily since then. It now occupies four floors in the skyscraper and expects to take on another floor next year.

The company, which has posted double-digit revenue growth in each of its 33 years, attributes much of its success to two new products. One is a software program for automotive dealers that collects, analyzes, summarizes, and creates actionable goals for saving money and creating efficiencies.

The other program sorts, grades, and manages Internet sales leads for automotive dealers. It uses analytics and diagnostics to determine which leads have the best chance of turning into sales. Right now Urban Science, a 2010 Inner City 100 winner, is processing 4 million leads and expects to deal with many, many more.

"We just see a big opportunity and we're running with it," Anderson says.

Source: Jim Anderson, CEO of Urban Science
Writer: Jon Zemke

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Urban Science applies its unique retail expertise and analytical strength to deliver clear and timely direction to retailers who must respond to changing market forces.

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