SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) – State officials are calling it a good day for Utah’s economy.
The promise of 1,500 new jobs is making state officials optimistic that Utah is recovering from the economic recession.
“This is a great day for Utah,” Governor Gary Herbert said during a news conference at the state capitol.
The fanfare was for a Fortune 500 company that plans to expand its current operations.
Computer software giant Adobe Systems Incorporated plans to build a new technology campus similar to their existing one in Orem.
It could create up to one thousand highly skilled jobs.
“It will be skills in finance in my organization, skills in sales, lot of skills in engineering in the Omniture business,” said CFO Mark Garrett.
Jobs with Adobe Systems pay two and a half times the state average.
Those jobs aren't available yet but company officials say they're always looking for help.
“We're looking for the highest quality of talent we can, bright, energetic, people that enjoy themselves at work but work hard,” said Mike Herring.
The company posts its job openings at www.adobe.com
Another company is already hiring workers.
Florida based C3/CustomerContactChannels has moved into a facility near the Salt Lake airport.
Thursday, the company was testing applicants looking for work.
Citro Abril is hoping to get hired with the call center.
“The jobs that I am looking for are hard to get, the ones that I really want to get,” said Abril.
C-3 is taking applications and need workers fast.
They hope to hire 500-workers by the end of the month.
“What we find in this area is a highly educated workforce, multi-lingual,” said Bob Tenzer of C3. “The overall quality of the workforce is excellent.”
Tenzer said C3 will be conducting a job fair August 10th at the Salt Lake Hilton near the airport. He also said people can apply on the web at:
www.c3connect.com.
