New York and Canon sitting in a tree…………
Text from PDN
Canon U.S.A. persuaded the state of New York to spend $8 million in taxpayer money to widen a road that will lead to its new headquarters.
About 1,200 people work at Canon's current U.S. headquarters in Lake Success, Long Island. The imaging company plans to open a bigger office, which will eventually employ 2,000 people, in Melville, further out on the island.
Politicians were desperate to keep Canon from fleeing to New Jersey. As part of a deal to keep Canon in the area, the New York State Department of Transportation agreed to add one lane each to the service roads between exits 48 and 49 off the Long Island Expressway. Canon will also take advantage of some state and local tax breaks.
Read More at PDN: http://www.pdnpulse.com/2009/09/new-york-state-widens-highway-for-canon.html
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Where are the Nikon offices? :)
Under the new road. :-)
Pretty common type of deal. New york will take in hundreds of millions in taxes from Canon and their employees, they should provide a road for them to drive on.
Great news, now where is the f*&%$g 5DII 24p firmware update.
it got lost in the move to the new building