ClientLogic And buy.com Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Bartlesville, OK for New Customer Contact Center.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn. & ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000 ClientLogic and buy.com (Nasdaq:BUYX) jointly hosted a ceremony on Wednesday, November 1, to celebrate the opening of their new customer contact center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma Bartlesville is a city in Washington County, Oklahoma. The population was 34,748 at the 2000 census. Bartlesville is located forty-seven miles north of Tulsa and very close to Oklahoma's northern border with Kansas. . Among those attending the ceremony were Oklahoma Lt. Governor Mary Fallin, who presided over the ribbon-cutting to officially open the facility, and Bartlesville Mayor Ted Lockin, who acted as master of ceremonies for the event. The day's activities began with a press conference at 11:30 a.m., followed by tours of the facility and lunch. ClientLogic is an international provider of integrated customer relationship management solutions including marketing, customer contact management, and fulfillment services for eCommerce and technology companies. buy.com is the largest virtual retailer in the world, serving more than 3 million customers with 950,000 products in categories ranging from computers and electronics to sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport , videos/DVDs, music, books and business supplies and services. Representing the State of Oklahoma, Lt. Governor Fallin noted, "The opening of this beautiful new facility could not have been possible without the outstanding support from the strong community leadership in Bartlesville, the State of Oklahoma and the local educational institutions. This project is one in which the State is very proud to have taken a role. It was less than a year ago that ClientLogic approached Oklahoma looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an opportunity to put their roots in to one of our communities. Now, a short time later, the results are clear - a new building, more than 350 people hired, and a strong commitment to further growth." "This is a shining example of the success that can be enjoyed when the local community works Police and Community Youth Clubs PCYC Originally known as the 'Police Rotary Youth Club' PCYC originated in Sydney, Australia in the 1930s. There are currently 57 clubs in New South Wales. with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is an agency of the Government of Oklahoma under the Governor of Oklahoma. It is responsible for the stimulation, creation, and retention of jobs, the growth of investment, the development of communities, and the increase of per capita income to bring quality jobs to Bartlesville," said Jim Fram, Bartlesville Development Corporation president. Claudia Petrosian, solution delivery officer for the Bartlesville facility, added, "This building we are standing before today is a testament to the hard work and dedication of many designers, contractors, and builders from this outstanding community of Bartlesville and the surrounding region. We truly are excited about being a part of the Bartlesville community and in continuing the partnerships we have only just started. And, we want to particularly recognize our valuable client, buy.com, for joining us in making this new facility and project what is sure to be one of the company's most successful partnerships." The Bartlesville facility is a 34,000 square foot, state-of-the-art customer contact center located at 3001 East Frank Phillips Frank Phillips (November 28 , 1873 – August 23, 1950) founded Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma (marketed as Phillips 66) in 1917, along with his brother, Lee Eldas "L.E." Phillips, Sr. Boulevard. More than 350 associates currently work at the center providing on-line customer service for buy.com, a leading multi-category Internet superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. based in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Over the next year, the facility is expected to reach an employment level of more than 400. Travis Fagan, vice president of customer support for buy.com, said, "This facility represents a natural next step in our relationship with ClientLogic. We have participated in every stage of planning, implementation, and staffing of the call center, and we are very proud of the results of this collaboration. The Bartlesville community has been wonderful to work with. We are looking forward to continued expansion in Bartlesville, and to continuing to build on our relationship with ClientLogic." buy.com, The Internet Superstore(TM) and low price leader, offers its more than 3 million customers 950,000 SKUs in a broad range of categories including computer hardware and software, electronics, books, golf, sporting goods, a small business superstore and more. Individuals and businesses can shop at buy.com 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. buy.com, the recipient of a four-and-a-half star rating from BizRate.com, was named "Best of the Web" in the computer and electronics category by Forbes Magazine for two consecutive years and #1 on the Gomez Advisors Internet Computer See Internet appliance and network computer. Scorecard for the third time (Summer 2000). buy.com, founded in June 1997, is located in Aliso Viejo, CA. For more information visit www.buy.com. ClientLogic Corporation, a subsidiary of Toronto-based Onex Corporation Onex Corporation TSX: OCX is a Toronto based investment firm. It was founded in 1983 by Gerry Schwartz. Today it is a publicly traded company but Schwartz has 67.6% of the voting control and continues to serve as Chairman and CEO. , a Canadian diversified company diversified company A company engaged in varied business operations not directly related to one another. A diversified company is less likely to suffer either a collapse or a spectacular gain in earnings compared with a firm concentrating its operations in a , is an international provider of integrated customer relationship management solutions including marketing, customer-contact management, and fulfillment services for eCommerce and technology companies. Through its 46 facilities, the company offers a range of Customer Experience Management (CEM CEM contagious equine metritis. CEM selective medium chocolate agar made with Eugon agar and 5% horse blood; used to cultivate Taylorella equigenitalis. ) services to assist clients in acquiring and retaining customers, and in maximizing the profitability of customer relationships. Headquartered in Nashville, TN, ClientLogic has 8,000 associates in 11 countries throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Australia. Further information about the company is available on the web site at www.clientlogic.com. |
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