It’s official — the lights are on, and the doors are open at Sallie Mae’s new Muncie operation. Sallie Mae, the nation’s leading student loan provider, today welcomed 103 new employees for their first day of training at the company’s new state-of-the-art facility in Muncie. Formerly a shell structure, the 54,000-square-foot building was built out entirely by state and local contractors. The first training classes, made up of area residents and local college graduates, will begin work this week supporting several subsidiaries in Sallie Mae’s debt management division.
“Today we begin a new chapter for Sallie Mae in Indiana,” said Jeff Whorley, executive vice president, Sallie Mae. “Earlier this year, we were standing in an empty shell building, and thanks to the team that made it happen — Governor Daniels, Mayor Canan, Vision 2006 Economic Development Alliance, the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and countless state and local contractors — we are open for business.”
In February 2006, Sallie Mae, along with Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Muncie Mayor Dan Canan, announced the company’s plans to locate in Muncie and add 700 jobs in Indiana. Governor Daniels and Mayor Canan were instrumental in bringing Sallie Mae to Muncie along with a team of local officials who made it happen, including the following:
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