General Electric Bringing 1400 Jobs to Cincinnati
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- JobsOhio and its chief investment officer, John Minor, today announced that GE has chosen Greater Cincinnati for its new U.S. Global Operations Center. The project is expected to create 1,400 new jobs in Ohio.
GE will break ground on the facility this summer and expects it to be fully operational by 2017.
The global operations center is key to GE’s global strategy to simplify its operations, according to the annoucement. GE is creating shared service sites where enabling functions such as finance and IT can be standardized and managed in one place. The Greater Cincinnati site will be one of GE’s five shared services centers around the world.
“GE is one of the most innovative, forward-thinking, well-run companies on the planet," said Gov. John R. Kasich in a prepared statement. "The company knows the Greater Cincinnati area is an excellent place to be because of its long-time, successful GE Aviation operation and we’re thrilled with the confidence this move shows in the people of Ohio. JobsOhio has once again shown its value by working successfully with the company to make this happen. It’s great to see more jobs created by JobsOhio’s efforts."
Shane Fitzsimons, senior vice president, GE global operations, said the company already employs 15,000 workers in Ohio. “The Greater Cincinnati area provides a pool of talent that will help us build a world-class shared services center. We appreciate the support of JobsOhio in bringing this project to the region. Our long and successful history with the state will be mutually beneficial," he said.
SOURCE: JobsOhio.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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