Thomson Reuters, a major multinational business information and media firm, will expand its presence in St. Louis by adding 20 high-paying jobs to its Creve Coeur campus, which is currently home to a staff of approximately 600.
Thomson Reuters formed in 2008 after one of the world’s largest information companies, the Thompson Corporation, acquired London-based Reuters Group PLC, a multinational media and financial information corporation with a history that dates back to the 1850’s. Today, the company combines industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, risk, legal, tax, accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.
The company plans to relocate 17 jobs from Buenos Aires as well as create three new Technical Support Engineer positions, which will help sustain expanding operations across the Thomson Reuters St. Louis hub. Expected to be filled within the next few months, the new St. Louis positions will include a manager, team leads, and several network engineers whose purpose is to support Thomson Reuters WAN networks: MPLS backbone, Internet access, last mile distribution to customers and diverse Core and Edge networks.
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