Walgreens set to open global capability centre in Chennai

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    "title": "Walgreens set to open global capability centre in Chennai - The New Indian Express",
    "excerpt": "CHENNAI: US-based pharmacy and healthcare group Walgreens is set to open a global capability centre (GCC) in Chennai, adding to a wave of GCC investment into Tamil Nadu’s capital. Walgreens India Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government in the presence of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday. The proposed centre, to be housed at DLF Downtown in Taramani, will focus on technology and business services and is expected to create 250 high-value jobs in its first year, with further hiring planned in subsequent years. Walgreens joins a growing roster of US and European companies setting up technology and business-services hubs in Chennai. GCC meant to aid Walgreens’ global tech & business ops These firms are drawn by Chennai’s software engineering talent pool and, in Walgreens’ case, its established healthcare and life-sciences ecosystem. The GCC is intended to support enterprise-wide tech & business functions of the group globally. The Walgreens MoU follows the state’s unveiling in the Assembly of a GCC Corridor and Development Programme, designed to steer new capability centres toward designated employment corridors across Chennai as the sector expands beyond its established base in the city.",
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