I agree, open up site offices near universities, major labs, single tech company towns, etc. There's a huge number of talented people looking for work in those areas and it saves on everything from real estate expense to relocation expenses.

But then of course, big companies will do it wrong. I'm reminded of companies moving to places like the D.C. area, where all their clients are in Virginia or Maryland, but go ahead and set up shop in D.C., where nobody from their client locations likes to go. Even better they'll pick one of the few spots in the city without metro access and make it even harder on themselves to do business.

Companies almost need relocation experts for setting up these kinds of remote sites.