Post by Logan on Jun 20, 2016 7:47:31 GMT -6
Call center that promised 400 jobs in Ann Arbor closes offices in city
ANN ARBOR, MI – Two-and-a-half years after announcing plans to bring 400 jobs to Ann Arbor, Universal Marketing Group appears to have shuttered its call center.
Although a company spokesman could not be reached for comment, Universal Marketing's doors are locked and windows are blacked out at its suite at 100 Phoenix Drive. The company also no longer is promoting an office in the Ann Arbor area on its website.
In October 2013, the Toledo, Ohio-based company announced plans to bring 400 jobs to Ann Arbor by the end of 2016 as part of an incentive agreement. Six months later, the company told The Ann Arbor News it had already brought 150 jobs to the area and was planning on bringing 200 more in the coming months.
The planned job creation was to be funded in part by a $600,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Read more: www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2016/06/umg_leaves_ann_arbor.html
ANN ARBOR, MI – Two-and-a-half years after announcing plans to bring 400 jobs to Ann Arbor, Universal Marketing Group appears to have shuttered its call center.
Although a company spokesman could not be reached for comment, Universal Marketing's doors are locked and windows are blacked out at its suite at 100 Phoenix Drive. The company also no longer is promoting an office in the Ann Arbor area on its website.
In October 2013, the Toledo, Ohio-based company announced plans to bring 400 jobs to Ann Arbor by the end of 2016 as part of an incentive agreement. Six months later, the company told The Ann Arbor News it had already brought 150 jobs to the area and was planning on bringing 200 more in the coming months.
The planned job creation was to be funded in part by a $600,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Read more: www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2016/06/umg_leaves_ann_arbor.html