AS LOS LUNAS GAINS FACEBOOK’S DATA CENTER, LOCKHEED MARTIN IN ALBUQUERQUE PREPARES TO LAY OFF 327 OF ITS EMPLOYEES. THAT NEWS CAME, ON WEDNESDAY FROM ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS FIRST, THE SAME DAY AS NEWS ABOUT THE FACEBOOK DATA CENTER MOVING TO LOS LUNAS. LOCKHEED MARTIN WORKERS WERE TOLD ABOUT THE LAYOFFS IN AUGUST.
ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS FIRST REPORTS IT’S DUE TO LOCKHEED MARTIN LOSING AN AIR FORCE CONTRACT. SOME OF THE WORKERS BEING LAID OFF ARE PUTTING OUT THEIR RESUMES, MANY HOPING TO BE HIRED BY THE NEW COMPANY REPLACING LOCKHEED MARTIN.
