Newspaper articles claim that more than 50% of the staff is moving to PA. I
think they're off a little (may be company PR) up to 80% of staff could be
leaving the company. Olympus got huge tax abatements to move into their
current locations (Melville, Hauppague, Brentwood) but the current thinking
is that they planned to go to PA all the while.
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John Hermanson
Camtech PhotoServices, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
631-424-2121 www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "PhotoSphere Olympus Camera Service" <olyfix@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 12:01 PM
Subject: [OM] Olympus moving to PA
>
> Olympus is at it again!
>
> This month's PTN (Photo Trade News) has an article describing the
> circumstances of Olympus' decision to move it's head quarters from Long
> Island to Pennsylvania. According to the article, the move will take
place
> "before its current lease runs out in August 2006."
>
> According to Olympus, a tax abatement thrown in by the state of
Pennsylvania
> will save them "tens of millions of dollars." But to quote the article:
>
> "...others have seen the move less positively, arguing that it was more a
> matter of convenience than anything else. [President and COO of Olympus,
> Mark] Gumz lives only three miles from the Stabler Corporate Center in
> Center Valley, PA where Olympus is moving, compared to the current
Melville
> offices, which are 120 miles away.
>
> U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) issued a statement following the
> announcement calling the search process "a charade that left 840 of their
> loyal workers in the dust.
>
> "[Olympus'] responses to our economic offers became a case study of delay
> and deceptions," Schumer challenged.
>
> But Olympus has said it would offer "Long Island-based employees in good
> standing" their jobs at the new location in addition to "company
assistance"
> for the move to Pennsylvania."
>
> OK, so here's the whole point -- should we take up a collection to pay
John
> to "stake out" the dumpsters out back? ;^)
>
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