SIDNEY, Ohio — “A great day for Emerson, our employees, and the city,” is how Brent Schroeder, group president, heating and air conditioning, Emerson’s Commercial and Residential Solutions platform, described the expansion of the manufacturer’s Sidney, Ohio, compressor plant, which has been in some stage of planning for more than four years. Schroeder, numerous other Emerson leaders, and a handful of local and state dignitaries were on hand to turn the first shovels of dirt for an expansion project on a site that currently employs approximately 1,700 people.
The project is expected to represent a $100 million investment, including an upgrade to the existing facility and the addition of nearly 20,000 square feet of office and engineering space.