It's led to a growth in call centers across the country. Many are located on the East Coast, where populations are higher than in other parts of the country. They decide they need to have a center in the Pacific time zone. Centers vary in size from 50 people up to 1,200. Those that have considered moving to Kitsap County ranged from 100 to 800 people.
Companies looking to locate call centers tend to be secretive.
Most of the ones that looked at Kitsap County asked local officials to hide their identities.