Broetje-Automation, a German aerospace and aviation manufacturer, is putting its U.S. headquarters in Elk Grove Village's Technology Park, making it the Park’s first tenant, the company announced Monday.
The company’s new HQ will occupy more than 43,000 square feet and serve as a production facility for manufacturing and assembling robotic systems and automated composite manufacturing equipment.
Broetje-Automation plans to begin operations in the new outpost in October and hire more than 80 people to work there in the coming years. Broetje-Automation says it will hire specialized machine builders with mechanical and electrical skills, engineers of several disciplines, as well as office personnel.
The Elk Grove Technology Park is a six-square mile area that is home to nearly 5,600 businesses that employ about 100,000 Chicago-area residents.
“The Elk Grove Technology Park was the only property we looked at where local government officials were fully engaged and involved from day one, which made us feel much more comfortable that the process would run smoothly,” said Broetje-Automation Vice President Brian O’Rourke in a statement. “Additionally, Elk Grove Village officials have made the commitment to connect Broetje-Automation to other industrial park companies, government officials, educational institutions and programs that offer training. We are excited to be the first tenant at the Elk Grove Technology Park and bring the industrial park into the future with this tech park concept.”
