State, 7 companies ink new jobs deals worth nearly $34 million
Dell Computers has qualified to reap up to $5.3 million in state incentive money for creating up to 321 new jobs in Oklahoma City during the next 10 years through Oklahoma’s Quality Jobs Program.
Dell qualified for quarterly cash payroll rebates through the Quality Jobs Program for continued growth at its Oklahoma City Campus, said Oklahoma Department of Commerce spokeswoman Leslie Blair.
Dell has been a long-time participant in the Quality Jobs Program. The company had already earned more than $22.8 million in Quality jobs incentive payments as of the end of 2013, according to the most recent data available.
The payments are performance-based and Dell will only receive cash payments based on the number of actual new jobs the company creates in Oklahoma City, said David Frink, a spokesman for Dell.
“We haven’t committed to creating those jobs, but that growth is possible,” Frink said. “It’s all performance-based and if we don’t achieve that growth, nothing happens and we don’t get the money.”
Dell currently employs about 1,500 people at its Oklahoma City campus, Frink said.
Dell is one of seven companies that Oklahoma has inked new job creation deals with through the Quality Jobs Program, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce said Friday.
The oil and gas pipeline equipment manufacturer Big Elk Energy Systems LLC has qualified for up to $9.5 million in
Quality Jobs payments for creating as many as 340 new jobs in Tulsa over 10 years.
Oil and gas producer Ram Energy LLC has qualified for up to $2 million in Quality Jobs money for creating 31 new jobs.
Macy’s Corporate Services has qualified for up to $6.6 million in
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Quality Jobs money for creating 421 new jobs at its new Consumer Fulfillment Center near Owasso.
Food manufacturer Bruce Packing Company Inc. has qualified for up to $4.7 million in Quality Jobs funds for creating 350 new jobs in Durant.
Oil and gas producer Le Norman Operating LLC has qualified for up to $3 million in Quality Jobs money to create up to 33 new jobs.
Explorer Pipeline Company Tulsa has qualified for $2.7 million to create up to 50 new jobs.
The Commerce Department oversees the Quality Jobs Program, which gives companies quarterly cash payments to locate and expand in the state. Companies have to meet certain payroll requirements. Incentive payments are based on the number of jobs created.