United States Rhode Island to reduce unemployment to introduce gaming companies

Source: Internet
Author: User
Keywords Games unemployment
Tags game games gaming gaming companies high local local time location
A few days ago, a state in the United States has become a subject of huge sums of money to attract gaming companies.  Not long ago, the U.S. state of Rhode Island and UBM agreed, UBM if by the end of 2011 to recruit 250 local staff, the state of Rhode Island will be paid as a reward of 64 million U.S. dollars (equivalent to about 430 million yuan) to UBM.  September 23 (local time), UBM the work site in Boston, Massachusetts, to Providence, Rhode Island capital.  UBM's new workplace, located not far from the Rhode Island Institute of Design and Brown University in the United States, is a six-storey building with a total area of about 2922 square meters.  Moreover, if UBM 200 more locals by the end of 2012, the state of Rhode Island will reward the company with a bonus of $9 million (equivalent to about 60.19 million yuan). Rhode Island's big shot is because of the high unemployment rate in the United States, the smallest state in Rhode Island, which is so generous because of high local unemployment. In 2009, the state of Rhode Island's unemployment rate was 12.7%, creating the highest record in history.  In 2010, Rhode Island's unemployment rate was 11.8%, followed by Nevada State, Michigan and California State ranked fourth.  In this respect, the Rhode Island in order to reduce unemployment, the introduction of UBM. The Governor of Rhode Island, Donald Carcieri, says UBM will drive the Rhode I. economy and will offer 450 high-paying jobs to college graduates.  Later, we will continue to attract entertainment companies. Some lawmakers in Rhode Island, however, expressed concern.  They argue that there is no need to invest so much in new gaming companies that have not yet been validated.  UBM, who won a huge investment in Rhode Island, is a game development company founded by UBM, a former pitcher of the Boston Red Sox. Currently, UBM is developing the first game "Amala Kingdom: Punishment" (Kingdoms of Amalur:reckoning).  To this end, also recruited the "Ancient Scrolls 3" and "Ancient Scrolls 4" chief designer Ken Rolston as a game designer. He also recruited the fictional writer R.A, who was famous for his comic book Rebirth, Todd McFarlane and author of "Ice Wind Valley". Salvatore. (Edit/Zhang Xing)
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