wiredInUSA March 2017

General Cable Corporation plans to expand its operations in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, with an investment of over $18 million. Construction to add an additional 30,000ft 2 will begin this spring, and is expected to be complete in October. “General Cable has been a part of the Grant County community for nearly 20 years, and we are pleased that our Marion team is expanding and adding new manufacturing capabilities,” saidPaul Furtado, vicepresident and ICS manufacturing team leader for General Cable. “This will result in a positive growth impact for both our company and the Grant County community where our employees live and work.” Marion manufacturing facility was a winner in Industry Week ’s North America best plants award, which recognizes successful world- class facilities that also provide a rewarding work environment. “Here in Indiana, we have created one of the best business climates in the country, and infrastructurewill beessential toour continued economic momentum,” said Indiana secretary of commerce Jim Schellinger. “Preserving and enhancing the state’s roads and bridges will allow global companies like General Cable to ship Hoosier-built products to customers around the world for years to come.” Kentucky-based General Cable also operates facilities in Indianapolis and Lebanon, Indiana. In 2014 General Cable’s

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wiredInUSA - March 2017