Premiere Credit of North America, LLC, a leading national accounts receivable management company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is expanding their operations and opening a call center located on Mill Street in the City of Batavia. Premiere Credit has signed a lease for 8,500 sq. ft. with the option of taking the total 13,500 sq. ft. of space. Premiere Credit expects to employ 50 people at the Mill Street location and plans to be up and running by March 1 or sooner if possible.
"Premiere Credit is a dynamic and growing company. We are excited to open a call center in this location and look forward to welcoming 50 residents of the City of Batavia and the surrounding area to our team," said Rob Meck, Premiere Credit president and CEO.
"This is not only a win for Batavia, but a national win; outsourcing of call center jobs has been going on for years, keeping these positions in the United States is ideal," said Steve Hyde, President and CEO of the Genesee County Economic Development Center. "It genuinely shows the quality of Premiere Credit as a leader in corporate responsibility. We welcome them to our community," said Hyde.
"We are thrilled Premiere leadership was able to recognize the talent, value and willingness of Batavia to support their business growth," commented Jason Molino, City Manager. "Mancuso’s ability to sell our community and Harris’ patience to land a call center tenant does not go unnoticed either."
Premiere Credit contracted with CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) to find a suitable location to open their new call center. The request for proposal, seeking locations in Western New York, led to interaction with Chris Suozzi, VP of Business Development at GCEDC, who worked with CBRE to bring Premiere Credit to the Mill Street location.
After visiting many different sites throughout Western New York, Premiere Credit decided that Batavia was the best location. "Given the variables of the project this was the ideal setting," said Suozzi. Suozzi and Tony Mancuso of Mancuso Commercial Reality have been working together since 2009 to fill this location. "The Mill Street location, owned by Harris Mill Street Properties, has been vacant since July of 2009," said Mancuso. "I was thrilled at the opportunity to show the building and believed it is the perfect fit," said Mancuso.
Suozzi and Mancuso engaged Julie Pacatte, Economic Developer of the Batavia Development Corporation (BDC), and Louis Lopez, Business Services Representative of the Department of labor to further assist with the project.
"The collaboration of GCEDC, BDC, Genesee Career Center, Mancuso Commercial Realty and Harris Properties sends a strong unified message that significant support is available for business in the City of Batavia," stated Ray Chaya, BDC Board President.
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Harris Mill Street Properties, owned by Scott and Karen Harris, operate the Mill Street location where Premier Credit will be opening. Harris Mill Street Properties, represented by Mancuso, negotiated the lease with Premiere Credit.
About Premiere Credit of North America, LLC
Premiere Credit, founded in 1999, is one of the nation’s leading accounts receivable firms with over $3 B of active inventory representing a diverse set of clients and asset classes