Call center to hire 400 in Fort Myers

FORT MYERS — Alta Resources, a call center for hire that does work in the health care, health insurance and entertainment industries, plans to hire more than 400 people for a new Lee County facility.

The Wisconsin-based firm, which works for global brands and Fortune 100 companies, announced the expansion in a release today. The company will move into an office in the Gateway Corridor at 12600 Gateway Blvd. Gartner Inc. previously occupied the 63,275-square-foot building.

“This is a time of tremendous growth for Alta Resources,” Alta Resources Chairman and CEO Jim Bere says in the statement. “We are thrilled to make Fort Myers the site of our newest location as it brings access to a great employment base.”