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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
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 June 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
On 4 June 2013, American IT company IBM announced plans to create 400 jobs at its Global Services Delivery Centre in Katowice by the end of 2013 (by the end of 2014 about 2,000 jobs are expected to be created). The Centre, which is expected to be operational in August 2013, will provide IT services mainly for European clients.
Eurofound (2013), IBM, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 75470, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75470.
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