Intel Corp., the world's biggest maker of semiconductors, said it will cut 12,000 jobs, or 11 percent of its workforce, retrenching as the personal-computer market heads toward a fifth year of decline.
What started as a manufacturing plant now handles finance, HR, engineering and more for the silicon giant. The company's biggest challenge now is finding enough Costa Rican talent in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math to continue to grow.
While Intel closed its assembly and shipping facility in Belén in 2014, eliminating 1,500 jobs, the company now has more, better-paid full time employees here, and the company plans to increase its payroll in Costa Rica.
The total value of Costa Rican export goods fell by 15 percent last year, though most of that decline is attributed to the 2014 exit of chipmaker Intel.
The 12th edition of the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) Job fair takes place Feb. 19-21 at the Antigua Aduana, east of downtown San José. Here's what you need to know.
