Burnett Set to End Regional Net

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Leo Burnett Technology Group will shutter its office in Austin, Texas, at the end of the month, rolling up the final remnant of its regional network.

Twenty-one full-time staff members are affected by the closure. Leo Burnett Technology Group (LBTG) had already downsized from a high of 39 employees last fall.

The decision was made “as part of our strategy to closely align our business-to-business experts at LBTG with our business-to-consumer experts at Leo Burnett USA headquarters [in Chicago],” said a company spokesperson in a statement.

LBTG president Scott Murray, who opened the Austin office in March two years ago, declined to comment about the closure.

LBTG in Austin posted revenue and billings growth of 60 percent last year, despite the loss of founding clients Efficient Networks of Dallas and the Motorola Semiconductor Division in Austin.







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