Thursday, September 28, 2006

Governor courts PayPal, company plans hundreds of hires

The Business Journal of Phoenix - 12:34 PM MST Wednesday
by Mike Sunnucks
The Business Journal

Online payment king PayPal is planning to add a substantial number of jobs to the regional economy.

PayPal, an arm of Internet auction company eBay Inc., has opened a technical center in Scottsdale.

Gov. Janet Napolitano said Wednesday she recently met with eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman about the company expanding in the state.

The San Jose, Calif.-based company plans to hire more than 100 technical workers for the Scottsdale center by the end of the year. It currently has a handful of workers.

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