A CALIFORNIA-BASED FOOD PROCESSING COMPANY IS LOCATING IT'S DISTRIBUTION AND MANUFACTURING HEADQUARTERS IN ALBUQUERQUE. FLAGSHIP FOODS WILL BE HIRING UP TO 300 PEOPLE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER MAGGIE HART-STEBBINS SAYS THE COUNTY IS CONTRIBUTING WITH AN INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND PACKAGE.
HART-STEBBINS SAYS THE COMMISSION HAS ALREADY VOTED ON THE FIRST HALF OF MORE THAN 10 MILLION DOLLARS IN INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS. SHE SAYS THAT WILL HELP FLAGSHIP FOODS PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR ALBUQUERQUE FACILITY SO THEY CAN BEGIN MANUFACTURING RIGHT AWAY.
THE FIRST WAVE OF HIRING SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF NEXT MAY.
