IBM to hire 600 new workers in Oregon

ABOUT FUKIN TIME!! :woohoo::hi:
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- State and city officials say IBM will hire 600 new employees in Beaverton, Ore., as the computer giant expands its presence in the state.

IBM's acquisition of Beaverton-based Wilshire Credit Corp. along with the introduction of new mortgage software is fueling the need for more workers.

Combined, Beaverton and the state will contribute $350,000 for IBM to train the work force. Officials say that IBM is expected to spend about $8 million in capital improvements for the expansion.

City of Beaverton spokeswoman Amy Miner said Tuesday there will be no other subsidy for IBM other than the workforce training.

Beaverton and state officials had been working with IBM to bring the expansion to Oregon. IBM had considered Charlotte, N.C., and Tulsa, Okla.

With Oregon's unemployment rates staying high, officials welcomed IBM. In May, the rate hovered around 10.6 percent.



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737 to Deadhorse.

by leaps and bounds.

I worked a couple years in the early 80s. Nana Camp and KOH - Kodiak Oilfield Haulers mostly. Was a cook with local 879.

was going to drive all the businesses OUT of Oregon...

:woohoo: :hi:

For doing what's best for their state.

apparently outsourcing it in India wasn't working out for them... Considering the bailout they got, it's the least they could do. :/
Gotta feel bad for the people in countries where they are closing down though.

I wish there were some jobs coming to my side of the Cascades. I know so many who need them.

Hope the gig helps out those who land it.

We hired a couple of techs recently (school district in Salem) and the list was long.