Fort Smith Corporation Closing - 350 To Lose Jobs
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
West Corporation has announced it will close
a telemarketing center in Fort Smith, taking 350 jobs out of the
region.
Omaha-based West has operated the center since 1998 and plans to
shutter the facility on May 18th.
A West spokeswoman says the closure is part of a plan by the
company to close some outbound call centers and improve efficiency.
Fort Smith employees were notified in March to allow them
adequate time to find other positions. The state Economic
Development Department and other agencies were also notified so
they could help place workers in other jobs.
