Hewlett-Packard opening in Rio Rancho (Albuquerque, Santa Fe: sales, Home Depot, unemployment rate)

[finmqa1]

HP announced today with Gov. Richardson that they'll be opening a new client and technical service center in Rio Rancho that will employ 1,300 by 2012. Some of the hiring will begin late this year or early next.

[Towanda]

Great news!

[mortimer]

finmqa1 announced:

> HP ... will employ 1,300 by 2012. ...

Who do you think you are? 6/3? He usually does all this kind of posting.

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Originally Posted by mortimer

finmqa1 announced:

> HP ... will employ 1,300 by 2012. ...

Who do you think you are? 6/3? He usually does all this kind of posting.

Good posting finmqa1.........

Guess i'm slipping Morti in my years now as it must have been too much Billy Idol back in the day .

What'd ya know this just out as it looks like Genzyme located in Santa Fe which opened a Genomics center a while back and employs 300 people is set to expand it's operations and personel.

Saved by the B-52's

Genzyme Genetics to expand, hire on strength of home-grown technology - New Mexico Business Weekly:

[Me-By-The-Sea]

You must take into consideration that of the projected 1,300 employed - a good majority of them will be transferred from Colorado Springs.

Humble opinion.

[finmqa1]

All of the local news media are saying HP expects to hire most of the employees locally. But bringing some in from neighboring cities is fine too since Albuquerque unemployment rate is hovering around 3.3-3.5.

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Originally Posted by finmqa1

All of the local news media are saying HP expects to hire most of the employees locally. But bringing some in from neighboring cities is fine too since Albuquerque unemployment rate is hovering around 3.3-3.5.

Yeap i seen Gov Richardson say on tv a majority would be local hires and even the ones who come from elsewhere they still will contribute to the economy as like when Military Personel come to a city via it's Army, Navy, Marines or Airforce bases or Ports as they spend locally.

[vegaspilgrim]

I just found out about this. Sounds like Colorado's loss, New Mexico's gain. A common trend I've been noticing lately. First it was the film industry, now it's this. It's news stories like this that continue to put Albuquerque on my radar.

[Daniel24]

I just found this out about a week or so after I visited Colorado Springs to scope out the area and various sales positions there. I currently work for HP's consumer sales center in Boise, ID and have been one of their top performers for over a year and a half and was looking to grow into the business sales departments in Colorado. Apparently not only will there be technical positions in Rio Rancho, but all the volume sales from colorado springs will be there too. They told the current employees there the move will be completed within 18-24 months. Can anybody give us some insight on Rio Rancho? My wife and I will have our first born by then (will be 10-16 months old by then).

[rybert]

It's a sandy hill... with McMansions, a Home Depot, a few car dealerships, and some other stuff. The view of the mountains is unbeatable though.