Gateway 2000 (July 23, 1998)
One of the world's largest computer manufacturers is about ready to open in Salt Lake. But the company needs to hire Utah workers now.
News Specialist Angela An explains why Gateway Computers says... "this is the place" for business.
One year ago, company officials from Gateway 2000 computers broke ground for their new manufacturing plant in Salt Lake.
Today the $20-million center will do more than just assemble computer parts. Gateway has just added an entire sales division.
Tim Huval, Gateway Human Resources: "IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND AND TO KEEP SERVING OUR CLIENTS APPROPRIATELY, WE NEEDED TO BRING ON A SALES OPERATION TO HANDLE THOSE CALLS."
Gateway officials say Salt Lake represents exactly what the computer company wants--high-quality employees and high values within the community. Finding eager workers should be as easy as clicking a mouse.
David Douglass, Community and Economic Development: "THERE STILL IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNDEREMPLOYMENT, AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE GO-GETTER ATTITUDE HERE. SO PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO MOVE UP."
Roughly 1,000 people will be working out of the Salt Lake building by the end of 1999. But Gateway says it's hiring immediately because of how fast the computer industry is growing.
Next week, Gateway plans to hire the first 300 people--sales representatives with salaries averaging $35-$40 thousand a year.
In August, hiring will begin for 300 desktop PC assemblers. The computer plant should be completely employed by 1999.
Tim Huval, Gateway Human Resources: "GATEWAY IS GROWING EXTREMELY FAST AND IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THAT GROWTH, WE NEED THIS FACILITY."
What Salt Lake has done for this billion-dollar company has helped put the city on the global map.
David Douglass, Community and Economic Development: "GATEWAY 2000 WILL GENERATE THE KIND OF PUBLICITY THAT HARD ROCK CAFE WILL."
Operations for Gateway's Salt Lake facility will begin early September.
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