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Genband, an American telecommunications company, has announced 100 new jobs in Galway over the next three years. The company is investing €8m in Galway to establish its international headquarters and business services centre there. The company's investment is being supported by IDA Ireland.
The new posts will be in finance, supply chain management, customer support, software development, HR, legal and administrative activities. The Texas based company has operations in 50 countries, providing digital infrastructure and services for the telecommunications industry. 100 jobs will be created over the next three years with the first of those coming on stream before Christmas 2010.
Sources
1 December 2010: RTE
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Genband, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 71266, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71266.
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