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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 March 2016
Employment effect (start)
8 March 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Intermedix Lietuva, a subsidiary of the US healthcare services group Intermedix Corporation, will create 150 new jobs in its service centre in Kaunas by the end of 2016. Currently the service centre employs 627 employees.
The company has announced that Intermedix Corporation has started partnership with Lithuanian universities. The US company has already invested around 200,000 EUR into three Lithuanian universities. The investments helped the universities to acquire specialised hardware and software in order to develop students’ practical skills.
Intermedix Corporation is a US healthcare software and services company which provides technology-enabled professional services to health care providers. The company employs more than 2,500 workers worldwide.
Sources
8 March 2016: Verslo zinios
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Intermedix Lietuva, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 86771, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86771.
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