Morning Read: A company vanishes in the North Country
Yesterday morning, David Sommerstein reported on the challenges of luring high-tech start-ups to the North Country. Today, the Glens Falls Post-Star reports on what it looks like when those projects stumble.
The transition from success to empty cubicles can happen almost as quickly as you can hit the delete key.
[W]orkers were sent home on Nov. 8 after being told the Internet connection had malfunctioned.
After a couple of days, employees learned the company’s three other offices in Albany, Michigan and India had closed with a similar explanation the same day, the worker said.
Some learned shortly thereafter that their most recent paychecks had bounced, and they were told Friday to come into the office to remove their personal belongings, according to the employee.
Sixty-five jobs, in Albany and Glens Falls, gone. Read the full article here.
Tags: economy
Sounds more like a call center than a high tech start-up. The company received more than $million in funding from Michigan while promising 502 jobs and then they disappear?
We need jobs not scams.