Dell Selects Oklahoma City Site for New Facility; Dell Employment in Area Expected to Reach 700 by Year-End.ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Dell (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DELL) today announced plans to build a customer contact center on an approximately 60-acre site in Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm . Dell will begin construction of a 120,000 square-foot facility next month, with completion expected in summer 2005. Dell announced the selection of Oklahoma for a customer contact center in July, with the intention of employing 250 people. The company currently operates at a temporary location in Oklahoma City's Hertz hertz (hûrts) [for Heinrich R. Hertz], abbr. Hz, unit of frequency, equal to 1 cycle per second. The term is combined with metric prefixes to denote multiple units such as the kilohertz (1,000 Hz), megahertz (1,000,000 Hz), and gigahertz Financial Center. At ceremonies today marking the opening of this temporary facility, Dell officials said the company's continuous growth, coupled with the high caliber of the area workforce, has prompted the expansion of its local employment base to 500. Dell now expects to employ approximately 700 people by the end of 2004. "The quality of the local workforce has enabled us to expand our business plan and increase the number of Oklahoma City employees we need to serve our customers," said Ro Parra, senior vice president and general manager of Dell Americas. "In fact, we have expanded the scope of work for our team members in Oklahoma City. In addition to working with business and individual consumer customers, a team of customer experience representatives has been added." "The growth and excitement in Oklahoma City continues with Dell's announcement today to call our community home. I'm looking forward to Dell's permanent facility located near downtown along the Oklahoma River, where construction will begin immediately," said Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett Mick Cornett is the current Mayor of the American city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. He also serves on noteable positions including the national President of the Republican Mayors and Local Officials (RMLO), and also serves on the Board of Trustees for the U.S. . "On behalf of the city of Oklahoma City, I'd like to welcome Dell to our community. I'd also like to congratulate our citizens who have created a City the Dell's of the world want to call home." "Today we celebrate that Dell, a well respected, global company, has chosen Oklahoma for a significant facility and that they have also chosen to almost triple their initial headcount goal," said Gov. Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry (born July 10, 1963) is the Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002. Henry faced Republican US Representative Ernest Istook for re-election on November 7, 2006, and won with 66% of the . "Dell has found what we already know -- that our incredible workforce is a tremendous asset to business. Dell is a great addition to our state's business community." Oklahoma City is one of three North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. expansion projects announced by Dell this year. A customer contact center in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was announced in July, and a 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. center in West Chester, Ohio West Chester, Ohio, can refer to:
People interested in working for Dell can go to www.workforceok.org/Delljobs. About Dell Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. Company revenue for the past four quarters totaled $45.4 billion. Dell, through its direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained at www.dell.com. Dell is a trademark of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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