A Mitchell telecommunications firm has merged with a company headquartered in Texas.

Martin Group marketing coordinator Courtney Deinert says the merger with Houston-based CHR Solutions will not result in any office closings or layoffs.  The merged company is called CHR Solutions and has about 400 employees in eight states. The South Dakota locations are in Mitchell, Rapid City and Sioux Falls.

James Taylor, chairman and chief executive officer of CHR Solutions, will hold those titles with the merged company. Martin Group President and CEO Jim Odom will be president of the software solutions business unit.

Martin Group was founded in 1971 and grew into a nationwide provider of software, business and engineering services for telecommunications firms. CHR Solutions provides consulting and information technology services to the telecommunications, energy and finance markets.