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York going from zero to 600 employees in just five years. Syracuse’s manufacturing sector is about to get a boost as well. In February, BITZER Scroll, Inc., a large independent manufacturer of air conditioning and refrigeration compressors, announced that it had chosen a former General Motors facility just outside the city for its new plant location. The company will create close to 300 high-end engineering and manufacturing jobs at the site. “Central New York has a wealth of resources that made it a great fit for our new scroll compressor business,” said Richard Kobor, president of BITZER Scroll Inc., at the announcement. “We believe that we can, and will, utilize the knowledge of the workforce to overcome any challenges we may face.” While BITZER has about 3,000 employees worldwide, the new Central New York location will be just the second U.S.-based manufacturing facility for the company. BITZER chose Central New York based on a number of factors, including incentives, local workforce expertise in compressor design, and regional strengths in energy and environmental systems. GREATER PHILADELPHIA Greater Philadelphia is a rather unique MSA in that it actually includes three separate states: the 11-county Greater Philadelphia region encompassing southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware. Greater Philadelphia overall is the second largest region on the East Coast in terms of employment, population and income. With a combined 2007 population of 6.1 million people and employment in 2007 of three million jobs, the region is a major economic force. Greater Philadelphia also is a large and thriving mega-market generating $1.3 trillion annually, with 46.1 million people living within 200 miles of Center City Philadelphia. Taking THE CROSSROADS OF INNOVATION. come to grow— and even change the world. I Contact Greg Hitchin, Syracuse Economic Growth Council, at (877) 797-8222 or visit www.SyracuseCentral.com today. #0702 at www.BusinessFacilities.com BUSINESS FACILITIES 15 http://www.SyracuseCentral.com http://www.SyracuseCentral.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities - September 2008

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