Uber Technologies Isikhulu Esiphezulu uDara Khosrowshahi uthe i-Uber izotshala imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-75 zamaRandi esifundazweni saseTexas ukudala izinkulungwane zemisebenzi.
UMbusi waseTexas uGreg Abbott, omemezele ukutshalwa kwezimali okusha kwe-Uber, uthe inkampani yase-US ephezulu yokwabelana ngokugibela izovula i-US General and Administrative Hub enemisebenzi eminingi yezinkampani e-Dallas, eTexas, futhi iphrojekthi izokhiqiza imisebenzi emisha engu-3,000 kubasebenzi baseMelika.
I-Texas inikeze i-Uber izigidi ezingu-24 zamaRandi njengezinxephezelo zokukhuthaza iphrojekthi yenkampani yokudala imisebenzi ukuze kuqinise ukukhula komnotho wezwe.
"I-Uber iyazethemba ukuthi ingadala imisebenzi engu-3,000 futhi ikhokhe okungenani iholo elimaphakathi lonyaka lika-$100,000," kusho u-Abbott kuTwitter ngoLwesibili.
"I-Dallas yaba idolobha lokuqala e-Texas lapho uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Uber lwalutholakala khona ngo-2012, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi i-Texas ibe yisizinda sokuqamba okusha endaweni yethu," kusho uKhosrowshahi esitatimendeni.
Izikhulu zaseDallas zithe isinqumo sika-Uber mayelana nokutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu kuleli dolobha "sikhuluma ngokujula kwekhono lokuqamba izinto ezintsha nezobuchwepheshe elithuthela esifundeni saseDallas" futhi ligqamisa leli dolobha "njengemakethe yamathalente ephambili yezinkampani ezifuna ukwanda."
I-Dallas ibone ukukhula kwemisebenzi yesine ephezulu kakhulu yobuchwepheshe obuphezulu kunoma iyiphi indawo kamasipala wase-US kule minyaka emine edlule, kusho uMongameli we-Dallas Regional Chamber kanye ne-CEO uDale Petroskey.
I-Uber inweba amabhizinisi ayo ahlobene nezokuthutha, okuhlanganisa ukugibela isitimela, ukulethwa kokudla kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwamatekisi asemoyeni asemadolobheni, esifundeni saseDallas.
I-Uber ezinze e-San Francisco ihlela ukwakha isikhungo esikhulu kunazo zonke e-Dallas ngaphandle kwekomkhulu layo e-San Francisco, nabasebenzi ababalelwa ku-400 okulindeleke ukuthi bathuthelwe eDallas ekupheleni kwalo nyaka, ngokusho kwemibiko yabezindaba yaseDallas.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- I-Uber ezinze e-San Francisco ihlela ukwakha isikhungo esikhulu kunazo zonke e-Dallas ngaphandle kwekomkhulu layo e-San Francisco, nabasebenzi ababalelwa ku-400 okulindeleke ukuthi bathuthelwe eDallas ekupheleni kwalo nyaka, ngokusho kwemibiko yabezindaba yaseDallas.
- Dallas officials said Uber’s decision on the major investment in the city “speaks to the depth of innovation and technology talent that is moving to the Dallas region”.
- “Dallas became the first city in Texas where the Uber app was available in 2012, and since then Texas has been a hub of innovation for our platform,”.
