Book-of-the-Month Club to expand in Mechanicsburg, Pa.MECHANICSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1997-- Lieutenant Governor lieutenant governor n. Abbr. Lt. Gov. 1. An elected official ranking just below the governor of a state in the United States. 2. The nonelective chief of government of a Canadian province. Schweiker to speak at Groundbreaking on Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. Book-of-the Month Club Inc. will be expanding its distribution center in Upper Allen Township township: see town. by 200,000 square feet, effectively doubling its space and creating some 400 new jobs in the area over the next several years. Book-of-the-Month Club Customer Service Inc. has been located in Pennsylvania since 1968 and currently employs 1100 people to handle the fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. , customer service, data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a and distribution for the company's 16 book clubs in more than 60 countries. Last year, the distribution center at the facility distributed more than 40 million books, cds and videocassettes to the clubs' members. Lieutenant Governor Mark Schweiker of Pennsylvania is expected to speak at the 10:00 a.m. groundbreaking ceremony today at BOMC's facility at 1225 South Market St. in Mechanicsburg. Ralph Cuomo Ralph (Raffie) Cuomo (born in 1936) is a restaurateur who founded the first Ray's Pizza in New York City in 1959 and who has served time as member of the Lucchese crime family. In 1959, Cuomo opened the restaurant at 27 Prince Street in Little Italy, Manhattan. , Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations for BOMC BOMC Book-Of-the-Month Club BOMC Burnt Orange Media Conspiracy , said, "We're delighted to be expanding our distribution center in Upper Allen Township. The caliber of the work force here, coupled with the supportive business climate at both the state and local levels, made the decision to expand here an easy one. BOMC has been and will continue to be committed to operating in Upper Allen Township." BOMC Inc., founded in 1926, is the country's oldest and largest book club company. The company had a record year in 1996. BOMC, Inc. is a subsidiary of Time Warner Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), formerly known as AOL Time Warner, is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City, with major operations in film, television, publishing, Internet service and telecommunications. Inc. -0-
BOMC Distribution Center Fact Sheet
BOMC Customer Service Inc. handles fulfillment, customer
service, data processing and distribution for BOMC's 16 clubs to
members in more than 60 countries.
BOMC relocated from New York City to Mechanicsburg in 1968.
The facility is currently 350,000 square feet, two thirds of
which is the distribution center.
The distribution center will expand by 200,000 square feet.
Architect for expansion: LSC Architectural, York, Pennsylvania.
Construction Firm for expansion: Kinsley Construction, York,
Penn.
Number of employees in 1968: 350
Number of employees in 1996: 1100
Projected number of employees by year 2000: 1500
Units of Books, Music and Video shipped in 1996: 40 million
Pieces of Mail received by facility in 1996: 53 million
Telephone Calls Received: 4 million
CONTACT: Book-of-the-Month Club Colleen col·leen n. An Irish girl. [Irish Gaelic cailín, diminutive of caile, girl, from Old Irish. Murphy, 212/522-6741 |
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