Consumer Cellular To Hire More Than 650 At Its New Redmond, Oregon Call Center
07/03/2012
Consumer Cellular worked with T-Mobile and a team of economic development organizations to ensure the transition is seamless, including the Governor's Office, Business Oregon, Economic Development for Central Oregon and Redmond Economic Development, Inc.
The agreement may preserve many of the jobs lost when T-Mobile, the Bellevue, Wash.-based carrier, announced in March it would consolidate much of its operations and close of its central Oregon call center. T-Mobile employees now have the option to transfer to the company's Salem, Oregon call center or apply to join Consumer Cellular and remain in Redmond.
"We are very pleased to join as a partner with Consumer Cellular and help return hundreds of jobs to Deschutes County," said Governor John Kitzhaber. "The swift reopening of this facility will mean less disruption and hardship for Central Oregon and the workers who faced unemployment."
"Consumer Cellular is thrilled to work with T-Mobile and this qualified team of economic development organizations to help save jobs in our state while increasing our operations to meet the needs of our rapidly expanding customer base," said Consumer Cellular CEO John Marick. "Having a move-in ready facility with a high-quality existing workforce made perfect sense for us, and we're looking forward to expanding in the state of Oregon and becoming a part of the Redmond community."
Redmond Economic Development manager, Jon Stark said; "We conducted national outreach and interest in both the T-Mobile facility and employee base was quite high. We're gratified Consumer Cellular chose to invest here and know, as a top quality employer, they'll be an excellent fit for the Redmond business community."
"We are very pleased to have a signed Letter of Intent with Consumer Cellular regarding the sub-lease of our call center facility in Redmond," said Brian Brueckman, senior vice president, direct to customer, T-Mobile USA. "An important part of our sub-lease search criteria was to find a company that could not only assume the lease, but also provide additional opportunities to our employees who may not want to relocate to one of our seventeen US call centers where we are hiring."
As an incentive The Oregon Governor's Office will provide Consumer Cellular with a $250,000 loan, which will be forgiven if hiring quotas are reached. Located with the Redmond Enterprise Zone, the firm will be eligible for property tax exemptions on capital purchases and improvements, along with training grants.
Project Announcements
PEAK Precision Manufacturing Plans Bowling Green, Kentucky, Operations
07/26/2024
Italy-Based Sipcam Agro USA Upgrades Wayne County, Mississippi, Operations
07/26/2024
Cleveland-Cliffs Plans Weirton, West Virginia, Operations
07/26/2024
IDEXX Laboratories Plans Wilson, North Carolina, Production Operations
07/26/2024
Germany-Based Ritz Instrument Transformers Plans Waynesboro, Georgia, Operations
07/26/2024
AirJoule Plans Newark-Wilmington, Delaware, Operations
07/26/2024
Most Read
-
19th Annual Area Development Gold and Silver Shovel Awards
Q2 2024
-
2023's Leading Metro Locations: Hotspots of Economic Growth
Q4 2023
-
2023 Top States for Doing Business Meet the Needs of Site Selectors
Q3 2023
-
The CHIPS and Science Act will bring jobs back to the United States
Q2 2024
-
The Bring Your Own Energy (BYOE) Party Is Starting
Q2 2024
-
2023 Top States Commentary: Top-Ranked States Have What It Takes to Win Mega Projects
Q3 2023
-
How to Overcome NIMBYism in Data Centers
Q2 2024