Convergys adds jobs to Laredo market ...

Convergys announced Thursday that it will be adding 350 full- and part-time jobs to its Laredo contact center.

Job seekers from Laredo can apply from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays beginning next Wednesday at Convergys, located at 2451 Monarch Dr. in North Laredo, according to a company statement.

Roger Creery, Laredo Development Foundation executive director, said, "I think we want to recognize what a great business partner Convergys has been since they came to town five years ago."

"It really helped bring significant value to the workforce of our community and we’re just excited that the economic recovery, however slow it has been, has had an affect on their business," Creery said. "We congratulate them and thank them for their continued partnership with our community."

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