"C" What's New Around the State

This week we have a bundle of businesses in our Around the State listings that begin with the letter C. Two of them include big hiring announcements:

• Charming Charlie, a Houston-based women's apparel store, will open at the Streets of Tanasbourne in Hillsboro. The Oregonian, 5/30/2012

• Comcast Corp. will add 100 jobs at its Beaverton call center, primarily in its inbound sales call center and in supervisory roles. Portland Business Journal, 5/30/2012

• Portland-based Consumer Cellular is stepping in to fill a void that was created when T-Mobile shuttered its Redmond call center. It will sub-lease the center from T-Mobile beginning on August 1 and plans to hire more than 650 workers, including many former T-Mobile employees. Portland Business Journal, 5/30/2012

A couple of other businesses have big hiring plans as well:

• The Gresham Walmart Neighborhood Market East will open in January. It will employ about 95 people. Portland Business Journal, 5/18/2012

• Wells Fargo plans to hire as many as 200 employees for its call center in Salem. Statesman Journal, 5/29/2012

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