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V O L . X X I I N O. X I I M AY 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 18 T he prospect of hiring up to new workers over the next decade, including dozens of highly coveted software developers and IT specialists, isn't keeping Tyler Technologies' Christopher Hepburn and Robert Sansone up at nights. Even though it will nearly double the number of employees the company will have in Maine, both have worked for the com- pany long enough to know there's noth- ing like success to bring talented and ambitious workers to your front door. "It's not daunting," says Sansone, vice president of human resources. "It's actually become easier over the years. We've developed such a track record for hiring and growing on such a regu- lar basis, it's become the norm that we now have people seeking us out." "I came here when we were just employees," adds Hepburn, president of Tyler Technologies' Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and School Division, noting his Maine-based division now has half of its , employees working out of o ces in Bangor, Yarmouth and Falmouth. e remainder work outside of Maine in nine o ces across the country. Overall, Plano, Texas-based Tyler Technologies has , employees. To make room for Tyler's burgeon- ing Maine workforce and meet the demand for its software products, it is spending million to add , square feet to its Yarmouth location. Its new, four-story building is sched- uled to open in early . Hiring at the core of expansion Tyler's expansion coincides with two other signi cant hiring initiatives in Maine: Wayfair, a Boston-based e-commerce retailer, plans to hire workers for new sites in Bangor and Brunswick and SaviLinx is recruit- ing additional workers for its call center at Brunswick Landing. All told, that's at least , new jobs in the pipeline. e common denomi- nator is that all three companies are growing rapidly and have made strategic decisions to locate those jobs in Maine. For Peter DelGreco, president and CEO of Maine & Co., a nonpro t that helps companies expand or locate in Maine, an important back story is how Tyler Technologies' success in Maine contributed to Boston-based Wayfair's decision to bring its new jobs here as well. "Success breeds success," he says. "Our mission is to go out and tell com- panies how they can be successful in PR ES ENTI NG S PONS OR FORT KENT June 23 | 5–7pm | Mill Bridge Restaurant www.mainebiz.biz/OTRFortKent 207.761.8379 x341 R E G I S T E R T O DAY Let Mainebiz help you build your professional network! Join us as we make our fourth stop at the On the Road event series in Fort Kent. This free event is a great forum to put a face with a name as well as make new business connections. u admission is free u complimentary hors d'oeuvres u cash bar FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #OTRFortKent16 R EGI ONAL S PONS OR S F O C U S P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y T Y L E R T E C H N O L O G I E S Tyler Technologies Inc. 1 Tyler Drive, Yarmouth Other Maine offices are located in Bangor and Falmouth; headquarters ar e in Plano, Texas Founded: 1966 President and CEO: John S. Marr Jr. Products: Software for the public sector to manage payroll, fund accounting, court administration, 911 dispatch, utility billing, property valuation, tax collections, student information, school bus routing, public records management, permitting, licensing, land management and other essential functions. Employees: 3,600 nationwide, 600 in Maine Revenue: $591 million in 2015, up 20% Contact: 1-800-772-2260 www.tylertech.com P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y T Y L E R T E C H N O L O G I E S Tyler Technologies executives, including President and CEO John S. Marr Jr. (center, in black jacket), with representatives from Yarmouth as well as construction and architecture rms, at the March groundbreaking for Tyler's $27 million expansion. Tyler plans to hire 550 employees, adding to its current Maine workforce of 600. HELP WANTED Tyler, Wayfair and SaviLinx searching for 1,700 workers

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