One of the largest employers of Northern Kentucky has unveiled a $7.2 million renovation to their North American headquarters in Highland Heights.
Prysmian Group, an Italian multinational cable manufacturing and design company hosted a ribbon cutting on Tuesday at their newly renovated 80,000-square-foot office space near Northern Kentucky University’s campus.
Speakers at the ceremony included NKY Chamber of Commerce CEO Brent Cooper, Highland Heights Mayor Greg Meyers, Campbell County Judge Executive Steve Pendery and Prysmian Group CEO Andrea Pirondini.
Prysmian’s driving motivation behind the renovations are to accommodate the changing needs of the workforce and incentivize new talent to join the company. The renovations will allow up to 400 jobs to be retained at the location.
“We took advantage of the COVID times to make a major renovation of all the 80,000 square feet,” Pirondini said. “Today, we are lucky because we are in Northern Kentucky.”
The renovation includes an open office layout with 367 high-adjustable standing desks, new roofing and new energy-efficient LED lighting. In addition, the renovations include a fitness center, employee break room, additional meeting spaces and more efficient office supply areas. On the outside, electric vehicle charging stations were added which feature double plugs and 80 Amp AC charging capability. The stations can charge up to 10 electric vehicles simultaneously.
“Prysmian is an incredibly important and valued corporate citizen in Campbell County,” Pendery said. “We are thrilled to retain the company and appreciate their investment in modernizing and adapting their North American headquarters in Highland Heights.”
Meyers expressed his enthusiasm for the company investing in Highland Heights. He noted that their investment in the office space will allow Prysmian to remain attractive to a younger demographic of workers, specifically millennials.
“This is what they’re looking for,” Meyers said. “This is what’s going to help you attract new employees here. This is what’s going to help you build your business here.”
Northern Kentucky Tri-ED CEO Lee Crume noted that Prysmian is one of a dozen European companies with North American headquarters in the region.
“Tri-ED’s VP of Economic Development Kimberly Rossetti visited Prysmian’s leaders in Italy this summer to thank the company for its growth in Northern Kentucky,” Crume said. “We’re thrilled to celebrate the new state-of-the-art North America headquarters and the continued success of the company.”
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear touted Prysmian’s renovations as another economic accomplishment of the commonwealth for 2022.
“Kentucky companies are continuously reinvesting in our communities and our workforce,” Beshear said. “Our historic economic momentum wouldn’t be possible without these companies buying into Kentucky and what we have to offer. I am happy to welcome this exciting next step for Prysmian. I want to thank the company’s leadership and am looking forward to its continued success here in Campbell County.”
Prysmian is based out of Milan, Italy.
The group purchased Kentucky-based General Cable in 2017 to become the largest cable manufacturing and design company in the world. Its North American operations are based in Highland Heights.
Prysmian’s regional footprint includes 28 manufacturing facilities, eight distribution centers, more than 5,800 employees and net sales of more than $4 billion.
