Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is working out the details of purchasing a possible business unit in Atlanta, according to an Atlanta Business Chronicle report.
The unit would increase the number of jobs in Atlanta and could employ several hundred workers.
"While we have a standard practice of not commenting on rumors or speculation related to real estate transactions, we can confirm that evaluating potential new or replacement sites is part of our normal, day-to-day business operations," Kaiser Permanente spokeswoman Kerri Hartsfield-Johnson said in a statement. Ms. Hartfield-Johnson said Kaiser Permanente usually issues a statement when it completes a notable real estate transaction.
The announcement of the potential purchase comes three months after Kaiser Permanente completed a deal to set up an IT campus in Midtown Atlanta.