JOBS ARE HEADING OUT OF NEW MEXICO FROM HEWLETT PACKARD'S RIO RANCHO PLANT. THE COMPANY IS TRANSFERRING 200 CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TECH SUPPORT JOBS TO GEORGIA AS PART OF ITS RESTRUCTURING PLAN. BUT IT'LL BE AWHILE BEFORE THE JOBS ARE TRANSFERRED. THE DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 31ST THIS YEAR. 

 

MAYOR TOM SWISSTACK TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THE MOVE MEANS NEARLY 200 PEOPLE EARNING ABOUT 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR WILL BE OUT OF WORK AS THERE ARE FEW TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES. HP WILL HOLD ONTO 660 WORKERS AT THE RIO RANCHO PLANT. THE COMPANY CUT 2-THOUSAND JOBS NATIONWIDE IN SEPTEMBER. 

 

HP OPENED ITS RIO RANCHO PLANT IN LATE 2009.