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UPF Project Office moves into former Answer Financial building

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UPF Project Office

Employees working on the multi-billion-dollar Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex have consolidated in office space at 90 Union Valley Road across from Y-12, moving there from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information and 1099 Commerce Park.

An office building once used by Answer Financial on Union Valley Road is now home to employees working on the multi-billion-dollar Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

The UPF employees now located at 90 Union Valley Road, which is across Scarboro Road from Y-12, were previously split between offices at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information and 1099 Commerce Park, said Bridget Correll Waller, Y-12 community and government relations manager. The new consolidated offices include space for UPF federal staff, project managers, and workers in procurement, security, quality assurance, project services and project controls, and Environment, Safety and Health, or ES&H. [Read more…]

Answer Financial move has significant impact, new tenant possible

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Answer Financial Inc. is relocating from this building on Union Valley Road to Bridgewater Road in West Knoxville.

Answer Financial’s decision to relocate its local sales center to Knoxville, taking several hundred jobs, will have a significant impact on Oak Ridge, but another tenant could be interested in moving into the office building on Union Valley Road, business leaders said.

One of the largest auto and home insurance agencies in the United States, Answer Financial broke ground on its new 32,775-square-foot facility on Bridgewater Road in Knoxville last week. It could be open by early fall and serve as the company’s primary sales center. It will be able to house more than 400 employees, including more than 100 new employees the company plans to hire in the next two years.

Estimates of the jobs lost in Oak Ridge ranged from about 200 to 300, and officials said Answer Financial workers earned $40,000 to $50,000 or more.

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Answer Financial to donate to Second Harvest Food Bank

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Answer Financial Inc., a local insurance agency, hopes to help Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee by making a donation to the food bank for every resume it receives during a career fair in West Knoxville today.

The company, one of the largest auto and home insurance agencies in the United States, is planning to hire 75 sales associates in the Knoxville area by the end of the year.

Residents and job seekers with sales or customer service experience can take part in the fair at the Holiday Inn on Cedar Bluff from noon to 7 p.m. today. The career fair will include guests Josh and Will of Sports Animal radio.

“We’re trying to get the word out on the large number of open positions and great career opportunities we have at Answer Financial, while at the same time providing help to a nonprofit organization that does great work in the community,” said Lance Dawson, the company’s human resources director.

He said Answer Financial, which has offices in Oak Ridge, is hiring for November, December, and January training classes. The goal is to hire 75 new associates before year-end and more than 100 in 2013 in the Knoxville area alone. Answer Financial represents more than 20 insurance companies, including The Hartford, Safeco, Progressive, and Esurance.

Applicants can email their resumes to careers@answerfinancial.com or visit the website at www.answerfinancial.com/careers.

Answer Financial hiring 75 in Oak Ridge

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Answer Financial, a national auto and home insurance agency that has offices in Oak Ridge, plans to hire 75 employees this year, increasing its workforce by 30 percent, a press release said.

“Answer Financial is an established, growing organization with considerable opportunity for both seasoned and aspiring sales professionals,” said Peter Foley, Answer Financial senior vice president for sales and client services.

Answer Financial is headquartered in Encino, Calif., and the company’s sales center in Oak Ridge has been operating since the late 1990s. It employs about 240 people, the press release said.

The company said business growth inspired the local recruitment effort.

In the press release, the company said it provides paid training and state licensing, full benefits with a 401(k), a compensation plan that includes base pay and a performance bonus, and excellent career opportunities.

Sales experience is not required. Answer Financial has an in-house training program, the release said.

Applicants can email their resumes to careers@answerfinancial.com or visit the website at www.answerfinancial.com/careers to learn more about the company and available positions.