OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams, left, and Tobias ...

Photo by Robert K. Yosay | published: October 16, 2009

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams, left, and Tobias Parrish, vice president of U.S. operations for VXI Global Solutions, pose after a ribbon-cutting ceremony. VXI opened its new downtown call center, which handles calls for DirecTV, with 40 employees Thursday.