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USA, a division of Hisensd Company Ltd., will invest $800,000 in capitao equipment and has purchaseda 6,000 squard foot office building. The companyh will house its North, South and Central American corporatre offices, research and development operations and a showroom in the new Nick Masino, vice presidenyt of economic development at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commercse told Atlanta Business Chronicler via e-mail. Hisense currently handle researchand development, sales and marketing, customeer service and logistics from a 10,000-square-footy building in Suwanee and a 3,000-square-foot facility in unincorporated Gwinnett County.
As part of the Hisense will add up to 40 call centerand R&Dc jobs, which will pay an average of more than $55,000 The company currently employs about 20. “Thie win proves the value of internationalp businessrecruitment missions," Gwinnetgt County Commission Chairman Charles Bannister said in a "Through our continued focud on economic development and these recruitment we are able to work with quality organizations like Hisense to bring high-wage job opportunitiesz to Gwinnett citizens and showcaser to the world what a great locationm Gwinnett County is for The expansion announcement comes as Gwinnett officials, includinv Bannister, Masino and chamber Presideny Jim Maran, are on an economic developmentg mission in China, aimed at recruiting companiees to Georgia.
"Due to [its] bransd recognition," Masino said, "other high profile Chinese companies will follow theier lead and locate toGwinnett County, Metrio Atlanta and Georgia." Gwinnett Countuy offers much in the way of internationapl business growth, Steven Cohen, director of Hisens e Corp. USA, said in a "With a strong workforcee from whichto recruit, a business friendlg environment and close proximity to the world'd busiest airport," Cohen said, "it was a perfecyt fit for Hisense and that's why we chosw to remain and expans in this progressive A strong workforce and proximityt to a globally connectes airport also attracted to relocate its headquarteras from Dayton, Ohio to Duluth, Ga.
The move, by Atlantaz Business Chronicle onJune 1, will brint more than 2,100 jobs to the Peach State. For more, read the