Daley Thompson opens Sandwell business complex building
Two-time Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson has officially opened the first building of a £75m Sandwell Council-backed business complex.
The £18m development at Providence Place, West Bromwich, will be home to about 900 workers, including 300 BT call centre jobs.
A spokesperson from BT said some call centre workers had started and others are being recruited later this year.
Mr Thompson described it as a milestone for the area.
Council leader Darren Cooper said: "The opening of this building and the wider regeneration of West Bromwich illustrate what we can achieve thanks to partnerships like these."
A spokesperson from the council said the building is privately owned and leased by BT.
The third floor is home of Transform Sandwell, a 15-year partnership between BT and the council established in 2007.
The council said the project meant £45m in the new business centre at Providence Place, more investment in technology and the creation of hundreds of jobs.