MaxShimba
Platinum Member
- Apr 11, 2008
- 36,008
- 4,093
General Motors said Thursday it will hire about 1,000 high-skilled IT workers at a new $26 million technology development center in metro Atlanta.
The operation, which will be in a sprawling Roswell facility once used by UPS, is already beginning to hire software developers and database managers who design the technical infrastructure that supports other global GM businesses.
State officials used about $20 million in incentives to seal the agreement, which was about eight months in the making. That included about $17.5 million in job tax credits and another roughly $2 million from the states closing fund. The AJC first reported the deal was completed in December.
The Roswell center will be one of four that GM is opening around the country as it shifts its IT operations in-house. Randy Mott, GMs chief information officer, said the company chose metro Atlanta because of the regions deep talent pool, its geographic advantages and quality of living.
Read more: GM to hire 1,000 at new Atlanta IT center | www.ajc.com
The operation, which will be in a sprawling Roswell facility once used by UPS, is already beginning to hire software developers and database managers who design the technical infrastructure that supports other global GM businesses.
State officials used about $20 million in incentives to seal the agreement, which was about eight months in the making. That included about $17.5 million in job tax credits and another roughly $2 million from the states closing fund. The AJC first reported the deal was completed in December.
The Roswell center will be one of four that GM is opening around the country as it shifts its IT operations in-house. Randy Mott, GMs chief information officer, said the company chose metro Atlanta because of the regions deep talent pool, its geographic advantages and quality of living.
Read more: GM to hire 1,000 at new Atlanta IT center | www.ajc.com
