AAA Texas Chooses Site for New Regional Headquarters; One Thousand Jobs to Be Added to Local Economy.Business Editors/Travel Writers IRVING Irving, city (1990 pop. 155,037), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. as a city 1952. Building supplies, chemicals, electronic equipment, and airplane parts are manufactured in Irving. , Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2003 AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Texas has selected the NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. building at State Hwy. 161 (George George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson Strait). Bush Turnpike turnpike, road paid for partly or wholly by fees collected from travelers at tollgates. It derives its name from the hinged bar that prevented passage through such a gate until the toll was paid. See also road. ) and Highway 114 in Irving as its new Texas regional headquarters. The automobile club has entered into negotiations to initially lease 80,000 square feet on floors five, six and seven of the building. The 12-year lease allows for expansion up to 150,000 square feet. "Our new regional headquarters demonstrates AAA Texas' ongoing focus on member service and our long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. commitment to Texas," said Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs V. McKernan, president of AAA Texas. "We see tremendous growth opportunities in the state. AAA Texas currently has over one million members and we expect membership to continue to grow. Our goal is to give members world class service both now and in the future. The employees housed in our new building will allow us to continue to meet the needs of this growing membership while we continue to expand services and develop new ones. "AAA Texas strongly believes in being an active part of the communities where our members live and work." McKernan added. "We have 20 district offices throughout Texas to serve members, seven of them in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. We are particularly pleased to be the newest resident of the City of Irving and appreciate the warm welcome extended to us. Our employees are actively involved in every community we serve and we look forward to being an increasingly vital part of both the economy and community here in Irving and the Dallas-Ft Worth Metroplex A metroplex is large metropolitan area containing several cities and their suburbs.[1] It is also sometimes used as an alternative to metropolis or megalopolis, which is a chain of continuous metropolitan areas. ." AAA Texas looked at several buildings in the cities of Dallas, Richardson, Lewisville, Plano, Frisco and Farmer's Branch before choosing the NEC building in Irving, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. McKernan. The NEC building and location met the club's needs for immediate occupancy, flexibility of lease terms, pricing, recruiting and transportation. "AAA Texas greatly appreciates the hospitality of all the cities involved in our search for a new regional headquarters," said McKernan. "Their enthusiasm for having AAA Texas as a member of their communities made it a pleasure to work with all of them." The new headquarters building is expected to house 500 employees including administrative staff, member services support, insurance and insurance claims by the end of 2004. Employees will begin occupying the building in November. A total of one thousand new jobs are expected to be added within the next several years. The building will not include a district office for member service. AAA Texas members will continue to go to the seven district offices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for assistance with membership, travel and insurance needs. Information about employment opportunities at the new regional headquarters will be available on the AAA Texas Web site, www.aaa-texas.com, in late October. AAA Texas has been serving Texans since 1902. Today more than one million Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, insurance, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services and traffic safety programs. |
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