GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - The Bureau of Land Management has confirmed plans to bring about 40 employees to staff its new national headquarters in Colorado, increasing from the 27 jobs initially announced.
The Daily Sentinel reports that the acting department director William Perry Pendley suggested the higher number in a previous interview even through 27 remained “the most solid number.”
“Approximately 40” positions will be based in Grand Junction after a request for comment from the newspaper last week, agency officials said.
The agency has announced plans to move 300 jobs from its current headquarters, which would leave about 60 jobs in the Washington office, officials said.
Plans were announced earlier this year to move from the District of Columbia to Grand Junction, closer to land locations, officials said.
Some staff are expected to start working at the new location in January, Pendley said.
It’s been easier to hire in Colorado because of the lower cost of living and shorter commuting times, officials said.
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