THE INTEL PLANT IN RIO RANCHO WILL LAY OFF AROUND 215 EMPLOYEES. THAT’S WHAT OUR NEWS PARTNERS AT KOB TV ARE REPORTING, CITING UNNAMED SOURCES. BUT A SPOKESWOMAN FOR INTEL TELLS 770 KKOB THE COMPANY IS NOT YET RELEASING ANY NUMBERS ON HOW EACH FACILITY MIGHT BE IMPACTED.
LAST WEEK INTEL ANNOUNCED IT WOULD CUT 11 PERCENT OF ITS GLOBAL WORK FORCE, OR ABOUT 12 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES, BY NEXT YEAR. CURRENTLY ABOUT 19 HUNDRED PEOPLE WORK AT THE RIO RANCHO CHIP MAKING FACILITY.
