Wireless outfit Qualcomm to hire 20 locally

CHAMPAIGN – Wireless technology giant Qualcomm Inc. will open a software development office in Champaign-Urbana next month employing at least 20 people, many of them former Motorola employees.

That news comes on the heels of Yahoo's Aug. 2 announcement that it will open a local center employing more than 100 from Motorola.

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