Renovations are expected to start soon on Terasen's new customer care centre in Prince George which will employ 100 people when it is opens in Jan. 2012.
Terasen looked at a number of cities in British Columbia, but chose Prince George because the downtown site is easily accessible and the city has a good base of knowledge workers, Terasen senior official Jan Marston said Thursday.
Senior Terasen officials were on hand in Prince George Thursday to announce their plans for the Second Avenue building that included substantial upgrades.
The renovations are expected to be complete in the summer of 2011 when the company will begin recruiting.
The upgrades include the building's mechanical system and exterior. Mock-ups of the plans include a second-floor patio and the use of Douglas fir and pine-beetle-killed wood - harvested within an 100-kilometre distance from Prince George - to highlight the community's forest industry history.
The reception area will include a spring forest theme.
