Correction from Rostra Admin, 4/25/11…
We contacted Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s Chief of Staff Ray Sullivan (a former San Diegan) about this article, related to the claim that the jobs are being relocated from California to Texas. Mr. Sullivan’s response:
“These are new jobs as I understand it…added in Texas instead of California. So, few if any eBay personnel will be moved from CA to TX. eBay is expanding in TX in a big way.”
The article and headline indicate that 1,000 jobs are being relocated from CA to TX and further appears to suggest the company is relocating to Texas. There is neither anything to suggest from Gov. Perry’s press release, nor now from his chief of staff, that such a claim is accurate.
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On a recent trip to Los Angeles, Texas Governor Rick Perry met with wealthy business types to boost the number of companies doing business in the Lone Star State. The trip paid off as eBay, formerly run by Meg Whitman, agreed to tax incentives in exchange for relocating to Texas.
The average salary for these “green economy” jobs is $122,500 and they would have made California’s progressive peddlers very happy. Austin City Council members referred to the coup as “green software programming jobs” that will provide sustained economic growth in the state.
The Internet giant eBay says they will employ approximately 1,000 new workers at their new location.
“This is precisely the kind of company we would like to see expand in Austin. This project will include great jobs for Central Texans,” Mayor Lee Leffingwell said.
Gov. Rick Perry’s office claimed the eBay move would bring an estimated $5.1 million in capital investment to the state.