CSD Begins Immediate Expansion Efforts for Project Endeavor
Renovations begin on CSD campus, new contact center to be hub for customer support, help desk and information regarding broadband.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Aug. 13, 2010) — CSD, one of the nation's largest relay and human service organizations for deaf and hard of hearing people, began renovations and preparations to open a new contact center on their current campus located along 10th Street in Sioux Falls, S.D., later this year. The contact center is part of a two-year project that calls for a nationwide awareness campaign and marketing initiative that combines subsidized broadband, technology training, and specialized equipment — among other things — for a targeted populace of 200,000 deaf and hard of hearing people.
The effort is the result of a recent multi-million dollar grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), under the US Department of Commerce, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and sustainable broadband initiatives (otherwise known as BTOP). Called “Project Endeavor,” CSD intends to use this grant to create 60+ jobs in the local market, several immediately available. Over the past two weeks, CSD has feverishly been developing a series of job positions as well as the overall infrastructure for the project. Some of the vacancies that are now available include: (Read more ...)