TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – AT&T is planning to hire about 100 new employees in cities across Kansas.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1bX7ahk ) that AT&T said Wednesday it will have 15 openings in Topeka and other openings for technicians in Olathe and Wichita.

The company also plans to hire retail salespeople in Atchison, Dodge City, Garden City, Kansas City, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Liberal, Manhattan, Olathe, Overland Park, Shawnee and Wichita. An AT&T call center in Wichita will also add 10 jobs.

About 1,700 people in Kansas work for AT&T, which invested about $110 million to upgrade and expand its networks in the state this year.

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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com