Article: San Antonio Flower Delivery Company to Open Alamogordo, N.M., Call Center.

By Charles D. Brunt, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 18--Alamogordo, N.M. is tiptoeing through the tulips, but Roswell is pushing up daisies on its prospects for landing an estimated 350 new jobs with 1-800-Flowers.com Inc.

The San Antonio, Texas-based flower delivery company announced in May that it would move its call center to either Alamogordo or Roswell. Last week, Alamogordo got the nod.

"We are extremely pleased that 1-800-Flowers has chosen to move to Alamogordo," said Ed Carr, executive director of both the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce and the Otero County Economic Development Council. "We worked ...

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