Officials from across the state and around the world have cut a ribbon, opening the new Haier America Technical Center in Evansville.
Governor Mike Pence, Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann, and Mayor Lloyd Winnecke were among dignitaries welcoming the China-based appliance and consumer electronics maker to Evansville.
During a ceremony outside the remodeled former Coca-Cola bottling plant on Indiana Street, Haier America President and CEO Adrian Mico said the local operation will create 50 jobs with a “vision for growth.”
Mayor Winnecke says bringing Haier and its high-wage jobs to Evansville was a year-long effort at the local and state level.
Governor Pence acknowledged officials from both political parties, saying creating jobs is a “bipartisan mission.”
Among those attending the ribbon-cutting was Democratic State Representative – and Mayor Winnecke’s opponent in the fall election – Gail Riecken.