Office Depot to Close Boca Raton Center

Office Depot (ODP) will eliminate about 250 jobs at a call center in Boca Raton, as it tries to reduce operating costs and boost earnings.

The workers account for less than 1 percent of Office Depot's 50,000 employees. They make marketing calls to corporate customers, spokesman Brian Levine said. The office supply retailer is holding internal job fairs to find the workers new positions within the company, he added.

About 200 jobs are open at Office Depot headquarters in Delray Beach, 150 in Florida stores and 25 locally in a unit that sells paper and office furniture to companies, Levine said. Office Depot will offer job-placement services, work with local employers and give paid time off for interviews for workers who decide not to stay, he added.

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