New AAA Operations Center Breaks Ground in Oklahoma City

AAA center creating 825 new jobs to serve members

August 22, 2008 -- AAA broke ground Thursday on a new AAA Operations Center designed to provide AAA members in several states with membership, travel, and insurance benefits and services.

Oklahoma City was chosen as the site for this facility in May after a multi-state search. About 825 employees will be hired for the new 147,000 square foot center, which is scheduled for completion in late 2009.

According to Oklahoma Department of Commerce Secretary Natalie Shirley, AAA plans to participate in the state's nationally recognized Quality Jobs program. Also, she says, CareerTech's Francis Tuttle Technology Center, through the state's Training for Industry Program, will provide no-cost, customized training for the AAA workforce.

"By choosing Oklahoma for this next big step in its development, AAA is telling the world what so many other major corporations have discovered: Oklahoma is ready for business," Shirley says.

"When we began our nationwide search, we sought a welcoming community with a skilled workforce and vital economy. We found all that and more in Oklahoma City," says Paula Downey, President of AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah.