By SCBIZ Staff

FLORENCE -- Automatic Data Processing, Inc., a provider of business outsourcing solutions, announced the expansion of its Florence facility. The newly expanded facility is 40% larger and provides a variety of tax credit and pre-employment services to more than 5,000 businesses across the nation.

The pre-employment services facility offers applicant management, screening and selection services and tax credit services. The facility offers area residents full-time and part-time work schedules including flexible and non-traditional work opportunities. 

ADP plans to add up to 100 new jobs at the Florence facility in addition to the 450 existing employees working for South Carolina facility, as well as approximately 42,000 associates worldwide. The new positions will serve in client services, processing and management jobs.

“The market acceptance of our pre-employment services offerings has been encouraging and these services are a key element of our strategy to take advantage of an $80 billion human resources business process outsourcing market,” said Gary Butler, president and CEO. “As ADP continues to experience steady growth, we will draw upon the solid labor pool of South Carolina, where we have been successful finding talented associates who strive to provide world-class service to our clients.”

In 2003, ADP acquired SMS Management Services based in Florence and has expanded the 2205 Enterprise Drive facility by an additional 24,000 square feet. The expansion is now complete and the added space is fully operational. 

ADP has nearly $8 billion in revenues and about 585,000 clients. The company also provides integrated computing solutions to auto, truck, motorcycle, marine and recreational vehicle dealers throughout the world.