ABB announces expansion of advanced manufacturing operations in Senatobia, Mississippi

ABB, a global leader in digital industries, and Mississippi Development Authority today announced that ABB is investing $36m to expand its advanced technology manufacturing operations in Senatobia, MS.

"Since 2010, ABB has invested over $14 billion in the United States, and the US represents the largest market for our products," said Greg Scheu, President of the Americas for ABB. "We will continue to invest in the products we make here and the people who make them, as we expand to meet customer demand.”

ABB, which opened its Senatobia operations in 2016, plans to employ around 350 workers after the expansion. Products manufactured in Senatobia include Emax 2 Breakers, Tmax XT Breakers, TruONE Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) Assemblies and other electrical switches. Nearly 1,400 ABB employees are work throughout Mississippi in four locations – Byhalia, Columbus, Crystal Springs, and Senatobia.

"ABB’s decision to expand in Senatobia just more than two years after opening is a shining example of a public/private partnership benefiting the people of our great state. Mississippians are hard workers, and I know ABB’s new employees will continue the company’s legacy of manufacturing quality, high-tech electrical components,” Governor. Phil Bryant said.

The Mississippi Development Authority is providing assistance for infrastructure and building improvements. The city of Senatobia and Tate County are providing standard property tax exemptions.

“ABB’s expansion, creating 200 new career opportunities, is another great milestone for the company, its employees and the people of Tate County,” said MDA Executive Director Glenn McCullough, Jr. “We salute the Tate County Economic Development Foundation, the city of Senatobia and Tate County for their teamwork with MDA, which was instrumental in bringing this economic development win to our state.”

As a leader in digital industries, ABB provides customers with it’s unified, cross-industry digital offering, ABB Ability™. The company’s US operations, with over 24,000 employees in more than 100 communities, center primarily on industrial digital technologies, including robotics, industrial automation, and electrification products.

About ABB

ABB (NYSE: ABB) is a pioneering technology leader in power grids, electrification products, industrial automation and robotics and motion, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization with two clear value propositions: bringing electricity from any power plant to any plug and automating industries from natural resources to finished products. As title partner in ABB Formula E, the fully electric international FIA motorsport class, ABB is pushing the boundaries of e-mobility to contribute to a sustainable future. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 147,000 employees. www.abb.com

About Mississippi Development Authority:

Mississippi Development Authority is the state’s lead economic and community development agency. MDA focuses on new business recruitment, existing business expansion, workforce training, and tourism promotion. For more information, visit MDA’s website at www.mississippi.org.