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wiredInUSA - March 2014
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Wiring manufacturer
plans consolidation
in Ohio
Carey Realty Investments, based
in Columbus, will invest $10 million
in the custom-built 355,000ft
2
facility, expected to be complete
in late 2014.
“The Columbus region’s proximity
to key automotive customers
provides a strategic location to
continue to grow our operations,”
said Bick Marshall, vice president,
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems
IncNorthAmerica. “Consolidating
all of our existing Marysville-based
associates under one roof will
create much greater efficiencies,
and be beneficial to our
workforce, our customers and our
community.”
Owned
by
Japan-based
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
and SumitomoWiring Systems, the
firm’s 15extra jobswill bewithin the
new testing facility to be added
to Sumitomo’s Columbus region
operations. The company’s four
existing Ohio facilities, all located
in Marysville, focus on customer
service,
development
and
repacking capabilities.
Sumitomo Electric Wiring System
Inc, a designer and manufacturer
of electronic systems for
the automotive industry, will
consolidate the company’s four
Marysville, Ohio locations into a
single new facility. The move will
create 15 new jobs.
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