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Manufacturing (33) Machinery and equipment 33.2 - Installation of industrial machinery and equipment 33.2 - Installation of industrial machinery and equipment
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 September 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
American conglomerate Rockwell Automation is going to build a software centre, a European customer service centre and industrial automatics plant in Katowice. More than 500 jobs will be created, including 100 positions for computer scientists. Rockwell is a producer of automation, power control and conversion products and services.
Sources
19 September 2006: Rzeczpospolta
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Rockwell Automation, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 64098, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64098.