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GEICO to create new ops center in Erie County
AMHERST - GEICO will open a new operations site in Amherst in Erie County, for the GEICO Insurance Agency. The company, a subsidiary of GEICO, will sell homeowners, renters, boat and other types of insurance coverage. GEICO will invest $2.4 million in the expansion, creating an estimated 300 new jobs over three years and laying the foundation for future growth.
In 2003, GEICO chose to expand their operations and build a new facility in New York State. The company embarked on a two-phase, $36.3 million project to create a 250,000-square-foot customer service center in Amherst to provide sales, service and claims for GEICO auto insurance. The project resulted in the creation of more than 1,500 permanent full-time jobs in Western New York, exceeding the original goal of 1,200 new jobs. The Amherst facility has the capacity to accommodate more than 2,500 employees. As a result, the site was ideal for GEICO Insurance Agency to establish a second center to help support the growth of the division and provide a back-up location to its center located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The latest expansion of operations for GEICO Insurance Agency is expected to bring least 300 new jobs to Western New York, in addition to continued growth expected at the existing auto division in Amherst.