Marriott to cut IT jobs in Bethesda

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Marriott International, the Bethesda-based hospitality giant, said Friday that it is cutting IT jobs at its headquarters.

Formal notices have not been given, and the company would not say exactly how many of the 1,200 IT employees in Bethesda would be affected.

“Over the course of the year, we have held five different town hall meetings to let our IT associates know we would be moving to a leaner organization,”Jeff Flaherty, a spokesman for the company, said in a statement. “This week, at another town hall, we announced there would be reductions in Headquarters-based IT jobs.”

Flaherty would not say when the job cuts would take place.

With about 15,000 area employees, Marriott is one of the biggest employers in the Washington region.

In 2010, the company announced an effort to beef up its international presence, with new operating divisions in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Marriott to cut IT jobs in Bethesda - Capital Business Blog - The Washington Post

 

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Romney returning to the private sector

Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has a new job.



NBC News has learned that Romney is returning to the private sector, joining his eldest son Tagg's investment firm, Solamere Capital, as chairman of the executive committee.

A person with knowledge of the deal tells NBC that Romney is planning to work with Solamere for one week a month. He will be advising on matters of private equity, and is not planning to fundraise at all for the firm.

An email is expected to go out tomorrow heralding the news to top investors.

Romney returning to the private sector - First Read

 

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He's on the Board of Directors at Marriott.....

 

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Some may ask why is this story important.....


Romney returning to the private sector

Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has a new job.



NBC News has learned that Romney is returning to the private sector, joining his eldest son Tagg's investment firm, Solamere Capital, as chairman of the executive committee.

A person with knowledge of the deal tells NBC that Romney is planning to work with Solamere for one week a month. He will be advising on matters of private equity, and is not planning to fundraise at all for the firm.

An email is expected to go out tomorrow heralding the news to top investors.

Romney returning to the private sector - First Read

Amazing isn't it?

Probably see these jobs showing up in some third world backwater.

 

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GM is hiring lots of IT staff

http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/20130306chandler-welcome-gm.html

General Motors’ new IT innovation center planned for Chandler will mean 1,000 new jobs in metro Phoenix, but the work there will have a global reach.

Software developers at the center will be building systems and applications to streamline GM’s manufacturing operations and connect its dealerships around the world. They will create technology to give drivers new experiences, from the moment they step onto the showroom floor, where customers can choose specs for a new vehicle on an iPad, to the first time they slide behind the wheel of a hybrid or electric vehicle.

This is the fourth such center for GM, which recently has opened similar information-technology hubs in Austin; Roswell, Ga.; and Warren, Mich. For years, GM outsourced almost all of its IT operations, Mott said. But early last year, the company decided to bring operations in-house.