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BENGALURU: Infosys said it would open its second technology and innovation hub in the US in North Carolina, and said it would hire 2,000 American employees in the state by 2021.The company plans to hire 500 people in the state by the end of two years.Last month, the Vishal Sikka-led company had said it would hire 10,000 American workers over the next two years and establish four technology and innovation hubs in the US. The first hub, scheduled to open in Indiana in August, is expected to create 2,000 jobs in the state by 2021 for American workers.The announcement of such large hiring numbers -- unusual for a company that never used to disclose country specific hires -- suggests that it is at least partly an effort to keep the Trump administration in good humour, given that Indian IT companies have been at the receiving end of the US president's periodic barbs for offshoring jobs.The North Carolina hub will enable the company to serve clients within the state and the surrounding region, where it said there is increasing demand for co-innovation, requiring Infosys staff and client staff to work closely.Infosys is partnering with the North Carolina community college system to create a customised programme to train the workforce for the future.