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HID Global to build new Austin distribution center, create 276 jobs

By Amy Denney
September 5, 2012

The State of Texas plans to invest $1.9 million from its Texas Enterprise Fund in HID Global Corp., which will build a manufacturing and distribution center and create 276 jobs.

The company identified 19 acres of land at 601 Center Ridge Drive behind the Shops at Tech Ridge development as the ideal location for its manufacturing and distribution center. The company's Business Information Form, submitted to the City of Austin, indicates HID Global would like to begin construction on the $30 million, 200,000-square-foot center by the end of 2012 and finish by the end of 2013. “Texas is an ideal location for investing in the construction of our new state-of-the-art facility, thanks to its business-friendly climate and state and local incentives,” said Rodney Glass, HID senior vice president of global quality and operations, in a Sept. 5 news release from the governor's office. The City of Austin has proposed its own performance-based grant for $920,576 over a 10-year period in exchange for HID Global's creation of 276 jobs with an average salary of $51,398. Austin City Council will hear a presentation Sept. 12 and vote on the grant at its regular Sept. 27 meeting. HID Global, based in Irvine, Calif., is a secure identities solutions company with offices located throughout the world.

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