COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's last state-run Bureau of Motor Vehicles customer service center is scheduled to close this Friday, the agency announced Wednesday.

The office, located at Ohio BMV headquarters in Columbus, will – like other publicly run centers before it – soon be replaced by a nearby, privately owned deputy registrar agency that offers driver's license services and issues auto titles, according to a BMV release.

The move will save the state an estimated $1 million per year and help the local economy, Ohio BMV Registrar Mike Rankin said in a statement.

All of the service center's employees will be transferred to jobs within the Ohio Department of Public Safety, the BMV stated.