Verizon CFO Fran Shammo to Welcome City of Lake Mary and Seminole County Dignitaries to April 25 Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for Verizon's Lake Mary Finance Center Building

WHEN:

April 25, 2014

10:30 a.m. – ribbon cutting ceremony and comments

11 a.m. – media interviews and building tours

WHERE:

899 Heathrow Park Lane

Lake Mary, Fla. 32746

WHO:

Fran Shammo, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Verizon

David Mealor, mayor - city of Lake Mary

Bob Dallari, chairman – Seminole County Board of County Commissioners

BACKGROUND:       The location for Verizon's Lake Mary Finance Center was announced on Feb. 13, 2013.  That same day, the company detailed its plans to employ 750 people in a new, $50 million, 220,000 square-foot building. Groundbreaking was March 26, 2013. The Verizon finance operation has been functioning in temporary offices located at 901 International Parkway.  The company had employees transfer to these offices early last year and has been hiring and training new employees throughout the past 14 months. 

The new building features advanced network capabilities, a 200-person conference center, fitness center, full-service cafeteria, plus many other features. It is LEED (Leadership in Energy Development & Design) certified from the U.S. Green Building Council and also features six electric vehicle charging stations as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Workplace Charging Challenge program.