An IBM spokesperson said the client considering the customer contact center no longer needed it.
“Despite that development, IBM has continued driving significant growth in our local operations and we are
actively working to bring even more opportunity to Baton Rouge,” according to the spokesperson in a
statement.
And they're blaming the client! That's so rich! Let's read between the lines here: IBM was able to find the labor the client needed offshore for a fraction of the price.
http://www.wafb.com/2019/03/11/ibm-withdraws-plan-bring-customer-contact-center-baton-rouge/