ATLANTA (AP) - Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to consolidate customer support call center operations and create 200 new jobs in metro Atlanta.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/XK8VHg) a spokesman for the California-based company announced Tuesday that it will combine its call center operations from around the world and relocate its Customer Solution Center to Alpharetta. The newspaper reports jobs at a facility in New Mexico will likely be transferred to the Alpharetta location as well.
The move comes as part of a Hewlett-Packard restructuring effort that includes cutting about 27,000 jobs from its workforce.
Company officials have not disclosed a location in Alpharetta or details on annual or hourly pay for the jobs. The transition is expected to occur through October.
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Sudden rains caused flash flooding in parts of the metro Atlanta area on Monday.
Sudden rains caused flash flooding in parts of the metro Atlanta area on Monday. The Georgia Department of Transportation said that northbound lanes of Interstate 75 at Forest Parkway were closed after the roadway was flooded.
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Tyler Perry is donating $50,000 to help a good Samaritan left paralyzed from the waist down after risking his life to save a young girl swept away by a creek.
Tyler Perry is donating $50,000 to help a good Samaritan left paralyzed from the waist down after risking his life to save a young girl swept away by a creek.
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The committee overseeing the new Atlanta Falcons stadium plans chose a preliminary stadium design on Monday.Back in April, a tentative agreement for the Kansas City-based 360 Architecture was approved
The committee overseeing the new Atlanta Falcons stadium plans chose a preliminary stadium design on Monday.Back in April, a tentative agreement for the Kansas City-based 360 Architecture was approved