Fort Worth's Siemens manufacturing facility has snagged the 2023 Impact Award for Advanced Manufacturing, a notable nod from Business Facilities, a top publication for site selectors. The award puts a spotlight on the facility's potential to generate economic ripples across the community through both jobs and technological advancements, according to the City of Fort Worth.
Now in its third year, the Impact Award aims to shine a light on corporate relocations and expansions that could significantly influence their locales. Siemens' Fort Worth operation, which will produce cutting-edge low-voltage switchgear and switchboards, is lauded as a prime example, setting a benchmark in advanced manufacturing and future-focused industrial production.
"The significance of these investments will be seen for years to come. We congratulate the economic development teams that worked to bring these projects to fruition," Anne Cosgrove, Business Facilities editorial director, underscored the awards' importance. Siemens USA CEO Barbara Humpton told the same publication, "This investment tells us that this is the moment for industry and infrastructure, as the backbone of America’s economy is brought online and billions of things are connected", as cited by the City of Fort Worth.
The new Siemens plant flaunts nearly a third of the company's whopping $500 million commitment to U.S. infrastructure manufacturing in 2023. Fort Worth managed to outpace national competition primarily due to its strategic location, skilled labor force, and business-friendly climate, together aimed to quickly adapt to reshoring needs for critical manufacturing supply chains.
Robert Sturns, Fort Worth's director of economic development, expressed enthusiasm, remarking on the collaboration: "We’re excited to congratulate Siemens on this 2023 Impact Award, and we appreciate their partnership over the past several months as work gets underway on their new Fort Worth facility". Siemens' plant is considered a key piece in Fort Worth's strategy to bolster its high-tech manufacturing cluster, already producing over $12 billion for the city's gross regional product in 2023 and priming the local workforce for increasingly specialized roles in a technologically evolving landscape, per the City of Fort Worth.
