Mitsubishi Electric Expands in Gwinnett

Mitsubishi Electric is a global company with more than 110,000 employees worldwide, and trades on Japan's Nikkei index.

But if employees needed to get in touch with the boss Wednesday, they had to patch in to Suwanee.

"We are so very pleased to join you in Suwanee," Kenichiro Yamanishi, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Electric, said at the grand opening of the company's new HVAC headquarters on Satellite Boulevard, near I-85, an unincorporated area.

"We are making many key investments like this one, throughout North America." He added, in humorous reference to the company's sponsorship of the Greater Gwinnett Championship, "don't expect any golf lessons tonight."

The rollout of the 550,000 square foot building -- said to be one of the 10 largest in Gwinnett -- brought out several business and government leaders from the area. (For the groundbreaking in 2012, Gov. Nathan Deal attended.)

Read more on Suwanee Patch.

See also:

• UPDATE: Governor Leads Mitsubishi Electric Groundbreaking in Suwanee