Spotlight New Mexico—employment changes across the state

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2004—September
Text Box: Roswell- Plans for two wind parks in Chaves County are stalled until Congress decides if it will reauthorize the Production Tax Credit. The tax credit, which expired in 2003, gave a credit of 1.8 cent per kilowatt-hour. The reauthorization of the tax credit will effect the financing of new projects. The two Chaves county projects could provide a total of about 140 to 200 jobs during the construction phase of the projects, and about 50 to 60 full time jobs to operate the facilities. Text Box: Rio Rancho- About 105 employees were on hand for the July grand opening of the Rio Rancho Home Depot which is 135,000 sq. ft. Customer demand for banking products and services is prompting Bank of America to seek additional staff for its Rio Rancho call center. About 200 new customer service representatives are needed for the call center at 4330 Picabo Street. Most of the new jobs are full-time and about 175 of the new positions are for the evening shift. Wage are said to be competitive, and the company refers to their benefits package as "phenomenal." Text Box: Farmington-Construction is underway for a new Lowe’s home improvement warehouse store, and about 175 employees will staff the store when it opens in late 2004. Text Box: Taos-Ci Direct announced that they would open a new call center in Taos by the end of this year.that will primarily sell life, health,and property and casualty insurance to Hispanic clients. The company is planning on spending $2.8 million on the Taos facility and hopes to employ 150 people within two years. Employees who speak English and Spanish could

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