Red Roof Inn Opens Call Center In Springfield

The Red Roof Inn hotel chain said it is opening its Springfield call center this week.

The company said the center will bring 30 new full-time jobs with the potential for 30 more part-time jobs.

The starting wage for the jobs will average about $9 an hour. The Springfield location on Upper Valley Pike will be the company’s only reservation call center.

It expects to receive 1 million calls in the first 12 months of operation. The Columbus-based company has more than 4,500 employees nationwide.