LendingSolutions Inc. announced that the official grand opening of itssecond contact center in Naperville, Ill., will be held during aribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 15.

Naperville Mayor George Pradel, Chamber of Commerce officialsand other business and community leaders will participate in theceremony, the company said.

LSI said that it needed to add a second office space outside of its headquarters in Elgin, Ill.,to house its expanding number of staffers. The new center, about 30miles away, will additionally act as a disaster recoverysite.

“Being a part of the Naperville community offers some strategicadvantages to our operation, namely its dynamic businessenvironment, convenient location to our Elgin headquarters andmajor transportation networks, and access to a large, skilled laborforce,” said Lee Kolquist, president/CEO of LSI.

“Additionally, this new state-of-the-art, 24-hour contact centerwill help us continue to offer world-class service to our growingclientele, provide a comfortable, productive workplace for ouremployees, and ensure full disaster-recovery support for both ofour facilities,” Kolquist said.

The company said that 70 employees are already working in20,000-square-foot Naperville office and that it expects to fill120 positions in the next 18 months.

LSI added that the new center has the capacity to hold 235employees, should it decide to further expand in the future.

More than 300 credit unions now use LSI for 24-hour lending andother member services, the company said.