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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The move of Berkshire Hathaway GUARD operations to Public Square is nearing completion.</p><p>A spokesperson for the company said the remodeling of eight of the 10 floors at GUARD Tower at 39 Public Square has been completed.</p><p>The spokesperson also said more than 700 employees are now working at Berkshire Hathaway GUARD in downtown Wilkes-Barre. More are expected to be hired, the spokesperson said, and the completion of the remodeling project is expected by early to mid-October.</p><p>In April, Berkshire Hathaway GUARD reported that it was in the process of moving its operations into the Tower on the Square and 664 full-time employees were working in Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>The spokesperson said when the building&#8217;s remodeling is completed, the company will have space to accommodate approximately 1,000 employees.</p><p>And after all 10 floors of the GUARD Tower are fully occupied, the company will continue to hold onto two other buildings in the downtown &#8212; with employees at its three-story building on Market Street (the former M&amp;T Bank building) and the five-story building on Frazer Lane.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The remodeling of GUARD Tower, the new 10-story headquarters of Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Co. on Public Square, is nearing completion. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_Wilkes-Barre-Center.jpg</photo0><caption0>The remodeling of GUARD Tower, the new 10-story headquarters of Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Co. on Public Square, is nearing completion. </caption0><photoCredit0>Times Leader file photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Bill O&#8217;Boyle</p><p>boboyle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Bill O&#8217;Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

GUARD move almost complete; 700-plus working at downtown company