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Curtis Instruments Inc. of Mount Kisco has built a factory in Suzhou, China, transforming a vacant lot into a 30,000-square-foot complex complete with landscaped gardens and a waterfall.
We didn't have to go to this expense, but we wanted to create something nice," said president and co-founder Edward Marwell. "People appreciate having a pleasant work environment."
The wholly-owned subsidiary will produce motor speed controllers, battery "fuel" gages, and hour meters for electric vehicles (EVs).
Curtis China will be managed by Wufang Sun and will employ as many as 130 people, all of them Chinese nationals. "It's important that we hire local people when we're doing business in that country," said Marwell, who went to great lengths to hire a...