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06-21-2008, 03:46 PM
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Priceline to open call center, add 440 jobs in Grand Rapids
Priceline.com could bring more than 400 call-center jobs to Wyoming - Latest News - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
WYOMING -- State and local officials plan to pony up $5.2 million in incentives to win jobs from online travel giant Priceline.com Inc.
Now, the company needs to decide whether it is going to buy a ticket here.
A former Siemens Dematic and Smiths Industry office building is in line to house as many as 424 employees for a new Priceline.com call center. The vacant building, 4147 Eastern Ave. SE, is part of the Siemens complex purchased by Franklin Partners LLC in 2006. The building would be leased by Norwalk, Conn.-based Priceline for its growing Web site Booking.com, which offers hotel reservations in 16 countries in 17 languages, primarily for European customers.
"When you look at the last couple of weeks, we've got new jobs moving into the GM plant ... the investment in the Delphi plant. To me, that's pretty good news for West Michigan all the way around," said Curtis Holt, Wyoming city manager.
Although they say they are also looking at Columbus, GA, insiders are saying this is pretty close to a done deal.
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06-21-2008, 07:03 PM
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Good News
Lets "hope" the deal goes through, and the number of jobs coming isn't suddenly reduced or withdrawn!
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08-06-2008, 03:43 PM
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It's official, Priceline.com is coming to Grand Rapids:
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/stor...6A9}&dist=hppr
http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8798045
I also noticed they are already hiring on the jobs boards (managers, quality assurance, training, recruiting, etc.).
Last edited by magellan; 08-06-2008 at 03:51 PM..
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