MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Call center company Conduit Global is opening an operation that will bring 1,000 new jobs to the Memphis area in three to five years, officials said Wednesday.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Conduit Global President Bryce Hayes made the announcement at the FedExForum. They said the company is investing $8 million as it moves into an existing 25,000-square-foot facility in a business and office park.