Hundreds to lose jobs when Petersburg call-center closes
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By Staff Reports
Published: December 3, 2008
StarTek Inc., a call center, will cease operations and lay off its 454 employees at the end of the year.
The customer-service facility will stop its Petersburg operations on December 27, a letter sent to the Virginia Employment Commission said.
The facility on South Crater Road first opened in Petersburg in 2006. It closed once before, in January of last year, but re-opened in the summer of 2007 after getting a new client, a wireless provider StarTek wouldn't name.
StarTek is based in Denver.
City officials are meeting this afternoon to talk about the notice that came yesterday, said Vandy Jones, director of the Department of Economic Development.
-- Luz Lazo
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Posted by ( Rayzor ) on December 03, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Why do companies wait until the holidays to close up shop? It adds insult to injury, and really waters down a company’s claim that its sorry and has its employees’ best interests at heart.
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