Blue Sky has moved it's studio from New York all the way, um, next door to Connecticut to take advantage of the "Hollywood East" tax breaks offered there. The best part is that instead of huge layoffs, they're actually expanding and hiring more people. Now I realize this plan was initiated long before the whole US economy collapse thing became big news, but it looks as if some smart planning may have saved some people their jobs, and that's always a good thing.
2009-01-23
Some Refreshing News
In the midst of depressing news like Microsoft laying of 5,000 people and EA cutting 1,000 jobs it great to hear that someone is taking a different approach to relieving financial pressure:Blue Sky has moved it's studio from New York all the way, um, next door to Connecticut to take advantage of the "Hollywood East" tax breaks offered there. The best part is that instead of huge layoffs, they're actually expanding and hiring more people. Now I realize this plan was initiated long before the whole US economy collapse thing became big news, but it looks as if some smart planning may have saved some people their jobs, and that's always a good thing.
Blue Sky has moved it's studio from New York all the way, um, next door to Connecticut to take advantage of the "Hollywood East" tax breaks offered there. The best part is that instead of huge layoffs, they're actually expanding and hiring more people. Now I realize this plan was initiated long before the whole US economy collapse thing became big news, but it looks as if some smart planning may have saved some people their jobs, and that's always a good thing.
