Siemens Energy to add 825 jobs in Charlotte
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Siemens Energy is going to add 825 jobs at its operations in Charlotte, the company said Thursday.
A state incentives committee on Thursday approved giving Siemens more than $22 million for its plans to create 825 jobs.
Gov. Beverly Perdue is scheduled to praise the company's plans at Siemens Power Generation operations in Charlotte.
Munich-based Siemens AG had said last spring it would add more than 200 jobs in Charlotte as it increased the energy division's offerings of climate protecting technology for power plants.
The plans included building a 75,000-square-foot office next to its manufacturing facility there.
Siemens will receive up to $21.75 million in rebates from employee state withholding taxes over the next 12 years if job creation goals are met. The state’s Economic Investment Committee approved the Job Development Investment Grant.
The governor also awarded Siemens a $1 million grant through the One North Carolina Fund. The grant requires a local match.
The new jobs will pay an average wage of $64,000 a year plus benefits, according to Perdue’s office.
Siemens already employs 777 people in Charlotte.
“The U.S. is Siemens’ largest market, and this latest strategic business decision further emphasizes our commitment to expand and continue to invest in our U.S. presence,” said Michael Suess, the chief executive officer of Siemens Energy’s Fossile Power Generation Division.
“We already supply the power systems that provide one third of the nation’s electricity, and through this expansion in Charlotte, we will be able to continue bringing efficient and competitive power-generation options to customers around the world,” he added.
“We’ve had a presence in the Charlotte area and in other areas in North Carolina for decades, and it was our first-hand knowledge of the excellent business environment here that convinced us to expand our investment further,” he added.
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