Siemens Energy Breaks Ground on New Mississippi Factory
Siemens Energy broke ground on a new factory in Pearl, Mississippi, marking the next step in the company’s effort to expand manufacturing capacity for critical grid technologies. The company announced on February 3 that it is investing $300 million in Mississippi. The factory, Siemens Energy’s second in the state, will manufacture high-voltage switchgear and is expected to create up to 300 jobs. Governor Tate Reeves presided over the ceremony. Siemens Energy has been manufacturing in Mississippi since 1973 and has a factory in Richland that makes high-voltage switchgear. Earlier this year, the company announced that it was investing $1 billion to ramp-up manufacturing in the United States and significantly expand its workforce. Siemens Energy Breaks Ground on New Mississippi Factory – tEDmag
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