Hertz flees Bergen , 550 from Park Ridge to Florida
TUESDAY MAY 7, 2013, 11:51 AM
BY HUGH R. MORLEY
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
Hertz will move 550 jobs to Florida from its corporate headquarters in Park Ridge where it has been for 25 years and sell the building, leaving about 150 jobs in the area as it cuts costs following its buyout of one-time rival Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group.
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Hertz is leaving New Jersey and moving to Florida.
The company said it will shift the jobs to a new headquarters in Estero, Fla., on the Gulf Coast, over the next two years, with the help of $85 million in incentives from state and county government.
“Florida is the center of the U.S. travel and tourism industry,” Hertz chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark P. Frissora said. “This move enables us to be closer to leisure and business customers, as well as many travel and association partners.”
https://www.northjersey.com/parkridge/206408211_Hertz_moves_from_New_Jersey_to_Florida.html
Ugh. Gulf Coast. I’ll pass.