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    1. Management

    INIT announces West Coast development center to focus on API development

    Dec. 4, 2019
    The new development center will work on API development, custom reporting and third-party integrations for fare collection customers.
    Related To: INIT Innovations In Transportation, Inc.
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    INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc. (INIT) has opened a development center in Seattle, Wash., that will house INIT’s current staff and an additional half dozen new developers and software engineers.

    The growing team will continue to invest in open API development, custom reporting and third-party integrations to support INIT’s fare collection customers.

    "Over the last five years, the number of transit agencies choosing to partner with INIT for modern fare management systems has grown tremendously. The center’s position allows us to take advantage of the thriving software engineering environment in the region and be close to our West Coast customers,” said Eric Linxweiler, INIT’s chief operating officer for the Western Region.

    Since 2011, when INIT’s Seattle office was initially established, an influx of project awards, including the recent deliveries of a next generation fare system for the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority and an advanced fare payment system for the Metropolitan Transit System in San Diego, Calif., have been a catalyst for the company’s growth momentum, according to INIT.

    A grand opening ceremony will take place on Dec. 10, 2019 at the new facility, and will host an audience including customers, business associates and city officials to celebrate this investment in the region and to the industry. INIT says the opening of the new development center will strengthen its plans to support North American customers, expand capabilities and better service expanding markets.