A SPOKESWOMAN FOR INTEL IN RIO RANCHO TELLS 770 KKOB THE COMPANY ISN’T YET RELEASING ANY INFORMATION ON LAYOFFS AT ANY OF ITS FACILITIES. HOWEVER, KOB TV, CITING UNNAMED SOURCES, IS REPORTING THAT THERE WILL BE 215 JOB LOSSES IN RIO RANCHO. INTEL SAID LAST WEEK IT PLANS TO ELIMINATE AROUND 12 THOUSAND JOBS GLOBALLY…OR ABOUT 11 PERCENT OF ITS WORKFORCE AS IT COPES WITH DECREASING SALES OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS. THE 215 FIGURE IS ABOUT 11-PERCENT OF THE RIO RANCHO PLANT’S WORKFORCE OF 19-HUNDRED.
