County amends HP contract
On Jan. 31, Travis County amended its economic development agreements with Hewlett-Packard about how the computer company set up data centers.
Part of the agreements required HP to create and grow its number of employees over several years at its Tandem Boulevard site near MoPac and Wells Branch Parkway and at its Ed Bluestein Boulevard site.
"Since signing the agreements, HP has shifted their plans whereby most of the workers are at the Tandem site," according to county documents. "If the requirements are combined, then HP has exceeded the employee requirements for both agreements. However, if they are not combined, they are not in compliance at the Ed Bluestein site."
The Commissioners Court voted 4–1 to average the total number of full-time employees, salaries and property value.
