Sprint to Invest $150m to Chicago by 2016

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Sprint (NYSE:S) announced an expansion of Sprint® for Chicago, which will add more than 750 new jobs to neighborhoods throughout Chicago and an expected investment of nearly $150 million by the end of 2016. The announcement builds on the 300 new jobs that Mayor Emanuel and Sprint announced in March 2015 when launching the Sprint® for Chicago initiative, which is dedicated to improving customer service and simplifying the brand experience. In total, Sprint expects to add more than 1,000 new jobs in Chicago by the end of 2016. The additional 750 jobs include new retail positions to serve more customers, wireless experts for Sprint’s Direct 2 You program, and network technicians and engineers. The available positions cross all skill levels and will be located throughout the City of Chicago. Residents interested in applying for open positions should visit www.sprint.com/jobs. New cell sites will be located in neighborhoods throughout the city and include the areas around Rush University Medical Center, areas surrounding Garfield Park, and along Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) subway routes as part of the city’s project to upgrade the Chicago subway’s wireless network to 4G.

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