- New Global Linear Fluorescent Lighting Center of Excellence to Create 130 New Jobs - Bucyrus-Made Products to Be Sold in U.S., Europe, Latin America and the Middle East CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Lighting executives, employees and union leaders joined government officials and community leaders at the company’s manufacturing plant in Bucyrus, Ohio this morning to celebrate GE’s more than $60 million investment in the facility and the job creation that comes with it. GE Lighting, headquartered in Cleveland, is a unit of Louisville, Kentucky-based GE – Appliances & Lighting. The production plant in Bucyrus is GE Lighting’s global center of excellence for the manufacture of energy-efficient linear fluorescent light bulbs. Bulbs made in Bucyrus are sold to customers across the U.S. and in cities around the world like Singapore, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Santiago. Employment is expected to nearly double with more than 130 jobs added over the next few years as the Bucyrus plant ramps up production to sell these made-in-Ohio fluorescent products in global markets.
