Netflix is moving to Albq in a big way for production. They've already moved into a large existing facility, now I just received a notice to bid on 5 new buildings with total of 300,000 sq ft, give or take. A new hotel is being built nearby. SW Airlines has now opened flights direct from Burbank to Albq which they've never had before. There's plans in the works to expand the airport with hangars just for private jets, living quarters, retail shops. As of now, the glitterati have nowhere to go to avoid the philistines, such as yours truly.
The Governor's office news letter that comes out in the last month has announced maybe 10-15 new movies/TV series in the works. The film industry is booming here. There was one in August that my granddaughter worked on... Flaming Hot Cheetos which I think is a story about a janitor in the Cheeto factory that came up with the idea for them. They hired her at $28/hr just to sweep the floors in a woodshop, keep the tools clean, run errands, make coffee etc, 7 day a week,12 hr shifts/overtime etc she made about $8K in a month just being your basic gopher.
I have no idea what the gov't has given them in tax incentives or anything like that but I'm sure it's a sweet deal for them, which us taxpayers will, no doubt, end up paying. Who knows if this is all sustainable but for the time being things are headed upward.
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The Governor's office news letter that comes out in the last month has announced maybe 10-15 new movies/TV series in the works. The film industry is booming here. There was one in August that my granddaughter worked on... Flaming Hot Cheetos which I think is a story about a janitor in the Cheeto factory that came up with the idea for them. They hired her at $28/hr just to sweep the floors in a woodshop, keep the tools clean, run errands, make coffee etc, 7 day a week,12 hr shifts/overtime etc she made about $8K in a month just being your basic gopher.
I have no idea what the gov't has given them in tax incentives or anything like that but I'm sure it's a sweet deal for them, which us taxpayers will, no doubt, end up paying. Who knows if this is all sustainable but for the time being things are headed upward.
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