ITT Corporation has announced plans to locate its Information Technology Global Center of Excellence at Arundel Mills Corporate Park in Hanover, Maryland.
The 23,000 square foot center will create 90 new jobs over the next four years, operating as the information technology (IT) center of excellence and training center for ITT offices worldwide. The facility will be supported by the airline services at BWI-TM Airport and the array of hotels and hospitality services near the Arundel Mills location.
"ITT's decision to locate in Anne Arundel County represents a joint effort between the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, MacKenzie Real Estate Services, and the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation. Together, we presented a compelling list of assets and services available to ITT and all businesses that choose to locate here," says Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold.
Anne Arundel County was one of five competing locations that ITT considered for the training facility, including sites in New York and Colorado.
"We are pleased that ITT has chosen Maryland as the new home for its information technology center of excellence, benefiting from our State's abundance of technology talent and resources," says Christian S. Johansson, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development. "This is another great example of the good things that can happen when State and local governments leverage their resources and work together to attract business and create jobs for Maryland's citizens."
Maryland and Anne Arundel County will provide training and employment assistance that will ensure an opening date of August 1, 2010.
"We are pleased to expand our presence in Maryland and centralize our information technology talent and training efforts in this new center," said Carol Zierhoffer, vice president and chief information officer, ITT Corporation. "The new center of excellence and training center is a foundational building block in achieving our vision of world class integrated systems and processes, bringing new capabilities and industry best practices to all our sites as we continue to grow the company."
ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. The company employs more than 600 people in Maryland. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., ITT generated 2009 revenue of $10.9 billion.
ITT is currently seeking employees for the new center of excellence, and more information on jobs at ITT can be found at
http://www.itt.com/careers/. Select "ITT Headquarters Job Opportunities".
Source: Arundel County Development Corporation
Writer: Walaika Haskins