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UPS to Build New Intra-Asia Air Hub in China
The move to the nearly 1 million-square-foot facility will plug UPS into the strong manufacturing base located just north of Shenzhen, a special economic zone and technology hub near Hong Kong. UPS officials expect the new hub to shave a day off transit times for customers in the important region. The markets of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan make up half of UPS’ intra-Asia traffic. Plans call for the facility to be fully operational by 2010, employing some 400 people and more than doubling the processing capacity currently handled in the Philippines. Once completed, it will represent an estimated investment of $180 million. China has become an important market as UPS’ international operations, especially in Asia, have helped it maintain positive growth numbers over the past few quarters in spite of relatively weak domestic performance. UPS signed an agreement last year with Shanghai Airport Group to begin constructing an international air hub in eastern Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport. It will open in November. Distinct from the Shenzhen facility, which will link destinations within Asia, the international hub will connect China with UPS’ global network, including the U.S. and Europe. Visit www.ups.com. Kia Draws First Top-Tier U.S. Supplier to Harris County
Milwaukee, Wis.-based Johnson Controls plans to locate a 130,000-square-foot facility on 20 acres in Harris County, where it will manufacture seat systems and door panels for Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia. “Johnson Controls is pleased to support our customer, Kia, as it expands its operations into the United States and the state of Georgia,” Beda Bolzenius, president of Johnson Controls’ automotive experience business, said in a state press release. The plant in Northwest Harris Business Park is expected to be completed in early 2009, creating 310 jobs. Georgia officials predict that the Kia plant will create some 2,500 jobs in west Georgia, while suppliers like Johnson Controls will add another 2,600. Kia recently unveiled a 20,000-square-foot employee training center, the first building in Kia’s complex to open. About 43,000 people applied for positions at the Kia plant during the 30-day recruitment period earlier this year.
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International Freight Forwarder Moves Office to Hapeville
The office is one of 15 worldwide locations including six in the U.S., six in China and three in the Philippines. The company has had an office near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport since 1992, its only East Coast location. Deborah Torma, the Hapeville office’s general manager, told GlobalAtlanta that the decision to move from nearby Forest Park was made to get away from air cargo buildings in industrial areas around Hartsfield. The new office is in two renovated storefront spaces on Hapeville’s Central Avenue. Ms. Torma said that she worked with representatives of Village Green Properties LLC, the company that owns the buildings, to renovate the space according to the company's needs. Hapeville City Council members Ann Ray and Lew Valero attended the opening with several representatives of the city’s Main Street Board of Directors, a program promoting business development there. For more information, visit www.jjboyle.com.
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