State Farm shutting down 600-employee facility in Jacksonville


The State Farm Operations center in Southside in shutting down after more than 40 years in operation.

Around 600 employees work at the facility, which is located at 8001 Baymeadows Way.

Michal Brower, a spokeswoman with the company, said "some" positions will be moved to the company headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois, or to centers in Dallas and Phoenix. Most of those employees work in billing and customer service.

At one point, the company had close to 1,200 workers at the facility.

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