Posted on 12/20/2018 8:40:39 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Governor Ralph Northam announced Thursday that PRA Group, Inc. will invest fifteen point one million dollars to open a call center in Danville, creating 500 new jobs, 375 of which will be create in the first year.
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The 500 jobs will have an average salary of more than $38,000.
Company CEO Kevin Stevenson said multiple locations, including Martinsville, Harrisonburg, and Danville, were considered for the call center.
"We strive to put our centers in smaller areas with certain economic demographics," Stevenson said. "We look for things like good employment rates, average housing prices. Again, we do look for infrastructure. We look for some access to higher education."
The call center will be located in the building where the Telvista call center was until closing earlier this year.
Stevenson said his company specializes in buying loans from banks.
"They're going to have all sorts of non-performing loans, generally things that have been charged off," he said. "We buy the loan and then we work it out over the long term."
Gov. Northam said making Thursday's announcement possible has taken a village.
"I thank all of you. The VEDP, our secretary of commerce, Cassidy, thank you for being here. All of your local officials, everybody that's been part of this," Northam said.
Danville mayor Alonzo Jones was so happy, he almost broke into song at the announcement.
"I feel like singing Joy to the World, Mr. Governor. I just feel like singing right now," Jones said after walking to the podium to speak to the crowd gathered for the announcement.
A feeling that is likely shared by many, especially five days before Christmas and especially by those who could soon have one of the 500 jobs.
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I suspect that Virginia taxpayers are covering the salaries and then some. That state has a history of giving economic incentives to companies that consume the incentive then leave.
They can have fifty thousand more phone spammers and my call blocker will still block ‘em all out.
Knowing the trends in Virginia I wouldn’t be surprised to see it 95% staffed by H1-B holders or their spouses.
If they are making all those fundraising calls, we can do without them.
Pretty good pay for phone trolling.
Sounds like a train wreck waiting to happen
“That state has a history of giving economic incentives to companies that consume the incentive then leave.”
Ain’t that the truth!
Sometimes they don’t even set up shop before absconding with the money.
Happened more than once.
Great, more phone calls to ignore.
An example...
Terry McAuliffe gives $1.4 million to bogus Chinese company
https://www.wric.com/news/8-investigates/duped-economic-development-deal-in-appomattox-turns-into-elaborate-scam/1093874217
“The 500 jobs will have an average salary of more than $38,000.”
More dreadful reporting.
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