JOHN LINDT: The new T-Mobile call center in Kingsburg promised last year they would gear up to add 1,000 employees once in full operation. The promise has already come true,
T-Mobile inks lease of K-mart building in Kingsburg
After some three years of negotiations, phone giant T- Mobile has inked a lease of the former K-Mart building in Kingsburg according to real estate sources. The property is owned by grocery chain owner Mike Alamsi who was unavailable for comment.
SF-based Swinerton Builders has received a permit to begin demolition in the interior of the sparawling K-mart building that will house the new T-Mobile call center. The same big builder will be doing the tenant improvements that will follow. The vacant 105,000sf building is at 333 Sierra St., Kingsburg.
A demo permit was issued Jan. 26 for the major project that is expected to bring hundreds of new jobs to the area in early 2022 says Kingsburg Economic Development Coordinator Jolene Polyack. The center is expected to employ around 1,000 when in full operation.