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Semperian LLC, which services loans for General Motors Acceptance Corp., will close its Knoxville facility April 5, a move that will affect some 170 employees.
Mike Dunklee, a spokesman for GMAC, said Tuesday that the move is aimed at aligning the size of the company with the current business environment in the auto industry and GMAC’s existing auto portfolio. Semperian’s call center is located at 2420 Cherahala Blvd.
Dunklee said the employees will be given severance packages and offered outplacement assistance. He said the jobs are being transferred to the company’s other core locations in Lewisville, Texas; Little Rock, Ark.; and Jacksonville, Fla.
In December, Semperian announced it would lay off 45 employees at the end of 2009, a move that was described as “part of an ongoing effort … to reduce costs and gain efficiencies.” At the time, the company said it would have about 300 employees remaining at its call center in the Pellissippi Corporate Center.
Semperian’s Knoxville office, which opened in 2002, provides collection and customer support services for GMAC’s low- and medium-risk loan collection activities, plus accounting and other services.
Also on Tuesday, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development said Savoie Wood Products in Jefferson City provided notification about the closure of its facility at 403 E. Old Andrew Johnson Highway, effective Feb. 26. The move affects 50 workers.
Savoie officials could not be reached for comment.
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