GE Lighting has announced that its plant in Bucyrus, OH is expanding manufacture of T8 lamps, partly thanks to Federal stimulus funding and incentives from the state of Ohio.
“Expanding our plant in Ohio to add more volume to our production allows us to maintain our current 160 jobs in today’s tough economic environment, plus we expect to add another 130 jobs over the course of the next several years,” says Peter Gabriel, GE Lighting’s manager of North America discharge plants. “This expansion, which consolidates GE Lighting’s production from Canada and Hungary into the U.S., fits nicely with GE’s American Renewal initiative and our company’s commitment to supporting job creation within the U.S. where we can be competitive on cost, quality, innovation and productivity. We have an excellent work force in Bucyrus. Add to that the government stimulus support we will receive in training grants for new employees and in income tax credits, and we have a winning combination all around.”
