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February 21, 2008
International technology company to open new software center in Purdue Research Park
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
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The technology developer has already committed to lease 13,000 square feet in an office building in the Purdue Research Park and hired more than a dozen professionals. Officials of the Purdue Research Park said a new 78,000-square-foot structure, called Innovation Center, will be constructed. EDS will occupy 45,000 square feet of the new facility, which is slated to open in early 2009.
“It’s another win for the Indiana economy and for one of our hottest growth engines, the region anchored by the Purdue campus. It’s a great time to be a software engineer or programmer in Indiana; jobs are waiting, and here come some more,” Daniels said.
EDS, which currently employs more than 1,000 professionals in Indiana, will develop technology solutions for its commercial and government health-care clients around the world at the new center. The company is currently hiring software engineers and business analysts with degrees in computer science, business management or management information systems to staff the new center.
"EDS and our employees have been a part of the business and social fabric of Indiana serving commercial and government customers around the world for more than 23 years," said Andy McCann, EDS vice president. "We like doing business in Indiana. We like the skills and high motivation of the employees we've been able to hire here. And we like the overall business climate."
Joseph B. Hornett, senior vice president, treasurer and COO of the Purdue Research Foundation, said providing additional amenities is important in recruiting new and expanding companies to the state.
"It is part of our strategic mission to bring more and better jobs to the state, and we work in collaboration with state and local officials to support economic development across the state," Hornett said. "An important component of that effort includes providing the necessary facilities for prospective companies and the quality-of-life extras that help companies attract and keep quality employees. This collaboration among our parks, the university, and state and local governments has created more than 3,000 jobs and set the stage for many more as part of a pipeline of innovation that runs along I-65 from one end of the state to the other."
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered EDS up to $300,000 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans. The city of West Lafayette provided $1.5 million more in additional incentives to bring the company to the area.
"We are fortunate to have such a wonderful partnership with Purdue University and Purdue Research Park," said John Dennis, West Lafayette mayor. "Through a true team effort involving the city of West Lafayette and Purdue Research Park, this community has truly prospered. I enthusiastically welcome EDS to West Lafayette and look forward to our future together."
Barbara Anderson, vice president of EDS Government Health and Human Services, said, "These high-quality jobs underscore EDS' intent to expand its business presence in Indiana. The center's health-care IT focus will support Indiana's position as a national leader in health care."
For more information, applicants should contact Julie Cornelius at (317) 488-5101, Julie.cornelius@eds.com.
About EDS
EDS (NYSE: EDS) is a leading global technology services company delivering business solutions to its clients. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry 45 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world. Learn more at https://www.eds.com.
About Purdue Research Park
Purdue Research Park (https://www.purdueresearchpark.com) encompasses 725 acres in West Lafayette, Ind., and is home to the largest university-affiliated business incubator complex in the nation. Within the park, 140 businesses, of which more than 90 are high-tech, employ more than 2,900 people. The Association of University Research Parks recognized Purdue Research Park for Excellence in Technology Transfer in 2005, and the park received the organization's Research/Science Park Company of the Year Award of Excellence in 2004.
About IEDC
Established under Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2005 to replace the former Department of Commerce, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is governed by a 12-member board chaired by Gov. Daniels. Indiana Secretary of Commerce Nathan Feltman serves as the chief executive officer of the IEDC. Since the creation of the IEDC, the state has posted three consecutive years of record-breaking commitments for new jobs. For more information about IEDC, visit https://www.iedc.in.gov.To the Purdue Research Park, https://www.purdueresearchpark.com
Photo caption:
EDS Vice President Andy McCann, at left, and Gov. Mitch Daniels were at Purdue University on Thursday (Feb. 21) to announce the company’s plans to locate its national software solution center at the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, Ind. The new center will create more than 200 software engineer and business analyst positions. EDS will develop technology solutions for its commercial and government health-care clients at the new center. (Purdue News Service photo/Dave Umberger)
A publication-quality photo is available at https://www.purdue.edu/uns/images/+2008/EDS-daniels.jpg
Purdue Research Park contact:
Cynthia Sequin, (765) 494-4192, (765) 413-6031 (mobile), casequin@prf.org