Maximus to establish 400-employee call center in Rio Grande Valley

05-Jul-2011

San Antonio Business Journal

July 5, 2011

Maximus Inc. plans to open a new customer contact center in Edinburg in August to support the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

The company will employ up to 400 people in the Renaissance Industrial Park in Edinburg by the end of 2012. Employees will help eligible Texans enroll in Medicaid, SNAP food benefits and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. This location will be the fourth site the company operates as part of its contract with the state.

Maximus currently operates customer contact centers in Austin, Midland and Athens, Texas, and employs more than 2,200 people statewide. Edinburg is located in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas.

Maximus (NYSE: MMS) provides health and human services program management and consulting services to clients in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The company is based in Reston, Va.