HP eyes move of support facilities out of Colorado Springs
computerworld.com     Jul 7, 2008            

Opening new facilities outside of Colorado raises questions about existing operations July 7, 2008 (Computerworld) Colorado Springs was recently ranked as America's fittest city by a fitness magazine, but it wasn't fit enough, apparently, for Hewlett-Packard Co. HP recently announced that it's building new customer service and technical support facilities in New Mexico and Arkansas after those states offered multimillion-dollar incentive packages above what Colorado Springs offered. With the deal struck, the question now is what HP's plans mean for Colorado Springs-based employees and HP's longtime support operations. The answers are not clear. According to the local newspaper, The Gazette, HP has told 800 employees that they will lose their jobs unless they agree to move to Rio Rancho, N.M., home of one of the planned... [read full story]                    


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