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GM to Hire 1,000 for Tech Center Near Phoenix

ABC News -- General Motors Co. will open a new information technology innovation center in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler and begin hiring what will eventually be 1,000 high-tech employees for the new location beginning in April, the automaker announced Wednesday.

The Chandler center will be the fourth facility GM has opened to bring its IT work in-house. It already has hired more than 1,000 new employees at the three other locations: Austin, Texas; Roswell, Ga.; and Warren, Mich.

GM officials said they chose Chandler because of the pool of talented IT workers and because Arizona's universities offer a steady stream of new graduates. They also cited the cost of living and quality of life in the state.

"Recruiting talented IT professionals is intensely competitive," GM Chief Information Officer R

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PoohMcGoo Champion Author Alabama Posts:3,077 Points:802,635 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 9:13:05 PM Ignore PoohMcGoo Report Abuse Wonder if they're union too.
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skysteve1 Champion Author Victoria Posts:1,152 Points:378,185 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 8:10:22 PM Ignore skysteve1 Report Abuse Are they going to make a better product ?????
btex49 Champion Author Austin Posts:2,730 Points:533,030 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 8:08:37 PM Ignore btex49 Report Abuse Just speculation on my part: Are the auto makers abandoning Detroit? Detroit's population is now 700,000. "Would the last person leaving Detroit please turn the lights off?"
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seahawks Champion Author Washington Posts:3,232 Points:1,964,720 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 8:03:49 PM Ignore seahawks Report Abuse great news for GM!!!
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Teamgabriel Veteran Author Boise Posts:277 Points:71,050 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 7:27:49 PM Ignore Teamgabriel Report Abuse At least it didn't go overseas
Eugenian Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,872 Points:364,080 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 7:05:02 PM Ignore Eugenian Report Abuse Good thing we didn't listen to the "let Detroit go bankrupt" fools.
BBopp Champion Author Dayton Posts:6,849 Points:1,940,405 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 6:12:06 PM Ignore BBopp Report Abuse Great news for Phoenix!
dvsvets Sophomore Author Akron Posts:217 Points:240,095 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:49:14 PM Ignore dvsvets Report Abuse General Motors only makes one car and that's the Corvette!
autotech46 Veteran Author New Hampshire Posts:444 Points:64,160 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:44:13 PM Ignore autotech46 Report Abuse They need to hire some engineers that can design a car that holds up and can be repaired without thousands dollars of special tools.
unloquacious Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,698 Points:1,041,615 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:37:28 PM Ignore unloquacious Report Abuse Arizona has college students??? I thought it was full of geezers....
Tacodan Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,336 Points:656,160 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:32:58 PM Ignore Tacodan Report Abuse don't buy GM products
pleinyeux All-Star Author Montreal Posts:796 Points:202,555 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:27:20 PM Ignore pleinyeux Report Abuse General Motors Co. = to make money
nigelb Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,470 Points:1,393,705 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:27:19 PM Ignore nigelb Report Abuse Without the bailout, this would not have been possible! Good to see more jobs.
07skydriver Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,270 Points:985,035 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:26:27 PM Ignore 07skydriver Report Abuse ....and Mhit won't get to take credit.
icer06 Champion Author Huntsville Posts:2,433 Points:459,020 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:25:11 PM Ignore icer06 Report Abuse Sure wish more jobs would open up all over
snappytom2 Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:3,561 Points:275,220 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:22:41 PM Ignore snappytom2 Report Abuse Adding jobs is always good. Too bad it is to be in Arizona, the land of the loons.
jl1rp Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,827 Points:360,180 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:20:27 PM Ignore jl1rp Report Abuse good that us have more us jobs.
smoketown Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:6,246 Points:1,384,800 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:16:16 PM Ignore smoketown Report Abuse It won't be long they will be packing their bags for a job in China !
marsbars Champion Author Alaska Posts:2,658 Points:1,179,820 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:15:48 PM Ignore marsbars Report Abuse More jobs is alwasy good.
pliskin Champion Author Syracuse Posts:6,095 Points:1,734,805 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:04:14 PM Ignore pliskin Report Abuse It still doesn't do much for the folks who nee work in Detroit. The folks that Pres. Obama still promises jobs to replace what GM walked out on them on. At least 30% of the city has been bulldozed, large parts have been condemned and shutdown. The new center is great news for Phoenix as Detroit continues its slide into the underbelly of Lake Michigan also thanks to Pres. Obama. [Edited by: pliskin at 3/8/2013 5:07:27 PM EST]
FrankTA2 Champion Author New York Posts:4,303 Points:1,097,260 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:03:18 PM Ignore FrankTA2 Report Abuse Excellent news for GM & the local economy.
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gamalerin Champion Author Tampa Posts:4,762 Points:995,460 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 4:45:02 PM Ignore gamalerin Report Abuse This is the good news for today.
HamiltonTwpNJ Veteran Author Trenton Posts:253 Points:83,415 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 4:43:28 PM Ignore HamiltonTwpNJ Report Abuse At least it will help with the unemployment we have.
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