Sprint to open regional headquarters in Little Rock, add up to 100 jobs

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces the opening of Sprint's regional headquarters in Little Rock during a conference with Mayor Mark Stodola and the Chamber of Commerce on Friday, April 29, 2016.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces the opening of Sprint's regional headquarters in Little Rock during a conference with Mayor Mark Stodola and the Chamber of Commerce on Friday, April 29, 2016.

Up to 100 jobs will be added in Little Rock by the end of 2016 with the opening of Sprint's regional office in the state's capital, the chairman for the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce said Friday at a news conference with Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Mayor Mark Stodola.

"One of the crown jewels of development is to bring regional headquarters to the state, and to be able to win this investment from Sprint is really a calling card for this state in terms of telecommunications," Hutchinson said. "It shows the strength and the pulse that we have in that industry."

Little Rock resident Jonathan Blitz will serve as the president of Sprint's South Central headquarters, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Sprint has more than 230 company and dealer-owned stores in Arkansas, with 34 in Little Rock. The wireless carrier has also spent more than $62 million in the past three years on network enhancements in the state, according to information provided by the chamber.

"I'm happy to say that Little Rock is the next great American city in the South, and it's companies like Sprint that help to make it that way," Stodola said. "We have great talent here, and we're excited to see you recruit from that talent pool and grow your business. It makes us very proud."

Read Saturday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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