State Farm has finalized the agreements to open new offices in downtown Tacoma, the company told The News Tribune this morning, making official the exciting news that’s percolated for weeks.
“We have signed the two leases for office space in Tacoma,” company spokesman Brad Hilliard said this morning, referring to the former Russell headquarters at 909 S. A St. and four floors of the Columbia Bank Center at 1301 S. A St.
The company expects to hire 300 employees this summer, Hilliard said, with operations to begin in the fall. The locations have the capacity of 1,100 people, but Hilliard …