PRC LLC plans to hire another 250 employees by year’s end to expand its 2 1/2-year-old Colorado Springs call center as part of a company-wide expansion in the wake of emerging from U.S. Bankruptcy Court protection two months ago.

The Florida-based call center operator said its average employee earns between $35,000 and $45,000 a year, with top-earning workers making $70,000 in full-time jobs that include benefits. Applications are taken at www.prcnet.com under "careers."

PRC’s Springs call center employs about 600 and is located at 5850 Corporate Drive. The call center opened in 2007 with 550 employees and the company had planned to add another 400 but only added 50 before filing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2008. The company refinanced much of its debt in June with a $40 million loan from Regions Bank and announced plans to add 350 jobs at call centers it operates in Florida and North Carolina.