Jobs and Investments are Part of Sprint For Chicago Initiative
Dedicated to Improving Customer Service
Company Website:
http://www.sprint.com/chicago
CHICAGO -- (Business Wire)
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Sprint
(NYSE:S) announced today an expansion of Sprint® for Chicago,
which will add more than 750 new jobs to neighborhoods throughout
Chicago and an expected investment of nearly $150 million by the end of
2016. Today’s announcement builds on the 300 new jobs that Mayor Emanuel
and Sprint announced in March 2015 when launching the Sprint® for
Chicago initiative, which is dedicated to improving customer service
and simplifying the brand experience. In total, Sprint expects to add
more than 1,000 new jobs in Chicago by the end of 2016.
“Sprint is doubling down on its commitment to Chicago by adding over one
thousand jobs to our city’s economy and further investing in the
infrastructure that is bringing both the jobs and the technology to
power Chicago’s neighborhoods and communities for the 21st century,”
said Mayor Emanuel.
The additional 750 jobs include new retail positions to serve more
customers, wireless experts for Sprint’s Direct
2 You program, and network technicians and engineers. The available
positions cross all skill levels and will be located throughout the city
of Chicago. Residents interested in applying for open positions should
visit www.sprint.com/jobs.
“Chicago continues to be Sprint’s city of choice for expanding its
operations,” said Marcelo Claure, Sprint CEO. “We are in the midst of a
historic turnaround at Sprint and as we continue to attract more
customers to our network, we need more employees to serve their needs.
Our innovative local market approach in Chicago brings us closer to our
consumers and allows us to connect one-on-one with them so that we can
exceed their expectations and create loyal customers for life.”
Sprint currently employs more than 800 employees and has more than 160
stores across Chicagoland. Today’s announcement not only doubles the
company’s headcount but increases network spend from $45 million to
nearly $150 million over the next two years in the city of Chicago and
$250 million in Chicagoland.
Chicago will be the first Sprint city upgraded to an even faster network
with the deployment of LTE Advanced technologies.
New cell sites will be located in neighborhoods throughout the city and
include the areas around Rush University Medical Center, areas
surrounding Garfield Park, and along Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
subway routes as part of the city’s project to upgrade the Chicago
subway’s wireless network to 4G.
Sprint for Chicago is led by Tracy
Nolan, president and general manager of Illinois and Wisconsin. She
is based in Chicago and directs a team of more than 1,000 employees
spanning sales, customer care, operations, network, finance, IT and
marketing.
“We’ve started to identify the unique demands and customized solutions
for consumers and businesses in Chicago,” said Nolan. “This regional
approach has given Sprint the competitive edge we’ve been looking for,
and we’re excited to show you what’s next.”
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more
and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about
most. Sprint served more than 57 million connections as of June 30,
2015, and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying
innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a
national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands
including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless;
instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a
global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past four years. You
can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.
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Contacts:
Mayor’s Press Office
312-744-3334
press@cityofchicago.org
or
Sprint
Yui
Namiki, 571-287-8204
yui.namiki@sprint.com
Source: Sprint
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