GM to hire 1,000 at new Atlanta IT center
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
General Motors said Thursday it will hire about 1,000 high-skilled IT workers at a new $26 million technology development center in metro Atlanta.
The operation, which will be in a sprawling Roswell facility once used by UPS, is already beginning to hire software developers and database managers who design the technical infrastructure that supports other global GM businesses.
State officials used about $20 million in incentives to seal the agreement, which was about eight months in the making. That included about $17.5 million in job tax credits and another roughly $2 million from the states closing fund. The AJC first reported the deal was completed in December.
The Roswell center will be one of four that GM is opening around the country as it shifts its IT operations in-house. Randy Mott, GMs chief information officer, said the company chose metro Atlanta because of the regions deep talent pool, its geographic advantages and quality of living.
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klook
(12,154 posts)Still, it's 1,000 jobs, so that's good for those who live in or are willing to drive to the northern Atlanta suburbs.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)I live in Woodstock, and Roswell is not that far from me. But I stand a slim chance of being hired because of my age.
samsingh
(17,595 posts)denverbill
(11,489 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Since they've got nothing else.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)... for 1,000 people in the Atlanta area. Yeah!
kentauros
(29,414 posts)They'll have a mini-boom, mostly in service-type jobs, but every little bit helps
BlueNoteSpecial
(141 posts)amandabeech
(9,893 posts)Just askin'.
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)hmm .. that means Master's from GA Tech no doubt.
tridim
(45,358 posts)I told my conservative parents about it and they didn't believe it. Faux tells them that nobody is hiring and that America is a shithole.