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Industrial technology firm TE Connectivity is planning to build a $62 million facility in Henrietta that will create more than 860 jobs. The company plans to repurpose a vacant building at 1600 Marketplace Drive.
The site will house a manufacturing and research facility for fiber array units, which connect optical fibers to other components, and related optical products. The publicly traded company (NYSE:TEL) makes connectors and sensors that carry power, signal and data in vehicles, energy networks, automated factories and data centers that support artificial intelligence.
The company, which is incorporated in Ireland and has headquarters operations in Switzerland, employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and had $17.3 billion in revenues last year.
“TE Connectivity’s decision to significantly expand its local operations validates the Greater Rochester, NY, region’s world leadership in the optics, photonics, imaging and laser technology sector,” said Matt Hurlbutt, CEO of Greater Rochester Enterprise, which connected TE Connectivity with state and county government and utility partners. “Highly skilled talent and the right site made Greater Rochester the perfect place for TE Connectivity to establish an advanced optical-component manufacturing facility.”
TE Connectivity will receive up to $22 million in performance-based Excelsior jobs tax credits. The site is expected to open next spring. Manufacturing will ramp up through 2031.
“Upstate New York helped build this country, and we are making sure it helps build the future with good-paying manufacturing jobs that support families and strengthen communities,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
Smriti Jacob is Rochester Beacon managing editor.
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