DETROIT -- Telecommunications giant AT&T plans to open a new call center in Detroit by the end of the year.

AT&T Inc. spokesman Joe Steele says the company will be hiring 300 people.

The jobs will pay an average of $445 a week and will provide customer service help for Internet broadband users throughout the Midwest.

These jobs will also offer health care benefits.

Detroit city officials said they will support AT&T with training assitance from the Detroit Workforce Development Department.

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Plans are in the works for a biotech company to expand in Grand Rapids and a medical-billing company to expand in Kalamazoo, creating hundreds of jobs.

The Grand Rapids Press reports that San Diego-based Sequenom plans a $20.3 million expansion in Grand Rapids including lab space that is expected to bring more than 500 jobs.

The Kalamazoo Gazette reported that medical-billing company Accretive Health of Chicago plans to bring 500 jobs to Kalamazoo.