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April 29, 2009 Mobile County, Alabama Selected for Ryla, Inc. Expansion
MOBILE, Ala. - Governor Bob Riley today announced that Ryla, Inc. has selected the Mobile County community of Saraland as the site for its Gulf Coast Expansion plans, bringing 1,200 jobs to the area.
Ryla is a Kennesaw, Ga.-based company providing outsourced call centers and customer contact solutions to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and non-profit organizations.
The privately owned company will make a capital investment of approximately $8.5 million in establishing its new regional headquarters, a corporate data center and a regional customer contact center. This project is anticipated to create approximately 1,200 full time positions with an average base wage of $21,754 plus bonuses and benefits. Ryla officials anticipate the first 400 jobs to be created by early summer, and the remaining 800 jobs created by the end of 2011.
“This is probably the only announcement of more than 1,000 new jobs taking place in America today and it’s happening here in Alabama,” said Governor Riley. “We are proud to welcome Ryla to our state and look forward to a long and prosperous partnership.”
Mark Wilson, who co-founded Ryla with his wife, Shelly Wilson in 2001, serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer. Wilson said significant growth created the need to increase operations outside of the Georgia area.
“We are proud to be expanding into the Mobile area by hiring and creating more than 1,000 new jobs over the next few years,” said Wilson. “Ryla applauds the Governor, as well as state and local leadership for approving incentives that fuel economic development and create employment opportunities domestically.”
“In the current national economy, to be adding a thousand new jobs is a real coup,” said Mobile County Commission President Mike Dean. “We’re thrilled to have a growing innovative company like Ryla in Mobile County.”
“This is another great boost for the northern part of the county,” said Merceria Ludgood, Mobile County Commissioner, District 1. “ThyssenKrupp, the SSAB expansion and now Ryla are allowing for a lot of different job opportunities.”
State Senator Rusty Glover, who represents the Saraland area, said today’s announcement is a result of state and local officials working together to attract more business to the area.
“Today, Mobile County and the State of Alabama are the envy of the rest of the country,” said Glover. “I want to thank Governor Riley and all the local officials who have worked together to make today a reality.”
Saraland officials said they are looking forward to working with the new Ryla team.
Saraland Mayor Ken Williams said, “This is a great project for the city of Saraland, especially in this economic downturn. We will continue to work with Ryla as they settle in as our newest member of the business community.”
These are solid jobs with flexible scheduled that will appeal to a broad base of potential employees, said Win Hallet, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce president.
“There is a need for jobs and this is the ideal time for a growing company to invest in the Mobile area,” he said.
Dallas-based Site Selection Group, Inc. was hired by Ryla to conduct a regional search to identify the community most compatible with the company’s operating requirements.
Senior Vice President Christine Sullivan, who led the project said, “Our client came to us with very specific workforce and real estate requirements along with an extremely aggressive timeline. The state and local leadership understood these key business elements and assertively worked to create a win-win situation for both Ryla and the community of Saraland.”
Partners in this recruiting effort included the Alabama Development Office, Alabama Industrial Development Training, City of Saraland, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce and Mobile County. PROJECT FACTS
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