SAN JOSE -- Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Thursday that it would move its server and storage facility from Roseville to Houston, affecting about 300 HP employees and 200 contractors.
To save money on real estate and consolidate production, HP plans to move manufacturing of ProLiant servers, HP 9000 servers and related enterprise storage systems from the leased space near Sacramento to a single location at the company's Houston campus. Production will begin in Texas in April and be complete by summer.
A HP spokeswoman said Thursday that employees and contractors in Roseville would get first dibs on the 475 jobs expected to be created in Houston. Roseville workers would retain their current salaries -- despite the lower cost of living in Texas -- and HP would provide financial assistance for those willing to move, she said.
If employees choose not to move, HP will try to place them at other positions. If they cannot find other jobs within HP, they will receive a severance package.<
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