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Wurth Electronics Midcom held a ground-breaking ceremony April 24 for construction of a new 70,000 sq ft headquarters facility at its site in Watertown, South Dakota. A business unit of the Wurth Elektronik group of companies based in Germany, it manufactures a broad range of electromechanical and electronic components, many of them magnetic devices.
The 3-story facility will provide more space to accommodate the company’s recent and expected future growth. It has grown more than 12% annually during the 17 years since it was acquired by Wurth Elektronik, said Don Rigdon, president of Wurth Midcom, according to local broadcast station KXLG which covered the ceremony.
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Founded in Niedernhall, Germany, the Wurth Elektronik group of companies employs around 7,900 people worldwide and in 2023 generated sales of €1.24 billion. For more info, see www.we-online.com.