“We live in an era that finds many small businesses simply trying to stay afloat, and many American workers wondering where they might find honest employment,” Ballard says. “As such, it is a boon to all of us to find an American company bringing more jobs to American employees. The fact that it is a Tampa-based company is a source of additional pride, but ultimately, this is the kind of positive economic news that we all ought to celebrate.”
The new WellCare jobs will be based in a call center in the North Lauderdale area. They are not the first jobs the company has created in Florida; in fact, over the past year and a half, WellCare has brought roughly 740 positions to the State of Florida. The call center has already begun fielding calls, and is expected to be fully operational before the end of the summer.
Ballard says these new jobs will benefit the state in many ways. “Obviously, more jobs is always a good thing, and there are plenty of well-deserving Florida families that will be richly blessed by these new jobs,” he says. “However, one also hopes that these new jobs will further stimulate economic growth and job creation throughout the state. Florida is a state with many proud business owners, and they would love nothing more than the opportunities to offer more jobs to more Florida natives.”
Brian Ballard currently heads the lobbying firm Ballard Partners, Inc.
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Brian Ballard is a government relations professional and long-time lobbyist who currently presides over his own firm, Ballard Partners, Inc. He possesses a wealth of expertise in fields such as health care, education, and election reform, and has represented clients from across the State of Florida before the legislative and executive branches of the state’s government. He previously served as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Governor, where he oversaw 11 cabinet positions while also playing a crucial role in policy development. Ballard is a member of the National Leadership Team for the Mitt Romney campaign, as well as its Florida Finance Co-Chair.
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