DETROIT, MI - Job recruitment and social networking website LinkedIn is opening a Detroit office and looking to hire employees to offer talent and staff solutions in Motor City. Senior vice president Mike Gamson announced the news in a blog post published fittingly enough on the LinkedIn website on August 18, and said the Detroit office would be the first opened by the company in ten years. "Why Detroit? After evaluating more than 10 U.S. cities, we chose Detroit because we believe the Motor City presents a unique opportunity for LinkedIn to hire top talent and be a part of an exciting economic turnaround story," Gamson said. "This new office gives us a chance to marry LinkedIn's uniquely powerful culture with Detroit's dynamic talent to create economic opportunity for our employees, the city and our company." He said Detroit is a place where LinkedIn believes it can hire "great people," and where talent is already present.