? YouGov is set to recruit 2,000 agents for a specialist research panel. They will investigate issues relating to their working lives, contact centre performance and customer services.



? Life assistance product provider CPP will open a new contact centre in Chesterfield, creating 300 jobs by the end of the year.



? Toyota Boshoku is to add 170 jobs and 25,000 sq ft to its North American headquarters in Erlanger, Kentucky.



? MPI Research will plan a $330m expansion which will create 3,300 jobs in South-West Michigan over the next five to seven years.



? BAE Systems is hiring 460 personnel in Detroit.