ALBUQUERQUE'S ECONOMY IS GETTING A SHOT IN THE ARM, THANKS TO A GLOBAL FORTUNE 500 COMPANY. CANON I-T-S WILL OPEN A CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER ON JEFFERSON PLAZA NORTHEAST NEXT YEAR…AND WILL BE HIRING 150 EMPLOYEES.
PRESIDENT DORIS HIGGINBOTHAM SAYS THE COMPANY CHOSE ALBUQUERQUE FOR ITS EDUCATED WORK FORCE…BUT ALSO FOR ITS WEATHER. SHE SAYS THE CITY WILL PROVIDE FEWER WEATHER-RELATED DISRUPTIONS, UNLIKE HURRICANES ON THE EAST COAST AND TORNADOES IN THE MIDWEST.
HIGGENBOTHAM SAYS HIRING WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR. THE STATE, CITY AND COUNTY ARE EACH EXPECTED TO PROVIDE 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARD RENOVATING THE OFFICE SPACE ON JEFFERSON PLAZA.
