Ronald J. Hansen, The Republic | azcentral.com
Comcast plans to hire 1,125 workers for a call center to open later this year in Tucson, partly because of the area’s significant Spanish-speaking population.
Gov. Doug Ducey announced the cable giant’s plans from his offices Thursday to mark the largest expected corporate opening in Arizona during his tenure.
“It means a direct economic impact of $35 million to our economy. It means more than 1,000 quality jobs for Tucson,” he said. “It means one more major signal to the world that Arizona is open for business.”
While Comcast has relatively few customers in Arizona — it serves 67,000 homes in the Tucson area — the 100,000-square-foot customer-service center it expects to open will specialize in billing and repair inquiries for the company’s subscribers nationally.
