Forest Service to add 140 jobs in Albuquerque

Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez announced Monday that the U.S. Forest Service plans to add 140 employees to its local work force by January 2010. “We’re talking about high-paying jobs that pay between $40,000 and $70,000 annually,” Chávez told the Business Weekly. “In this economy, 140 new high-wage jobs is good news.” The Forest Service, currently housed in the old Sun Healthcare building at Journal Center in North Albuquerque, has been consolidating its financial services and human resources in Albuquerque for the past two years, Chávez said. The consolidation is creating more local positions and a need for at least 100,000 square feet of new space over the next 18 months...NMBusinessWeekly