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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Business Support Service Activities N.E.C. 82.9 - Business support service activities n.e.c.
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 October 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
As announced on 15 October 2014, IT consulting firm Bridging IT is to create 100 jobs in Magdeburg, where the company will start to operate in November 2014. According to a spokeswoman, Bridging IT still has vacant jobs in the new location and is currently looking for appropriate staff.
Bridging IT employs 300 people in total and has run a turnover of €35,8 million in 2013.
Sources
15 October 2014: Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Online
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Bridging IT, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 77733, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77733.
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