200 New Jobs Coming to Chicago

Mayor Emanuel Announces EMC Corporation Expansion

EMC Corporation logoEMC Corporation is opening a new office in Chicago and plans to add 200 new jobs over the next two years, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on Tuesday. The City’s technology sector will get an added boost from a leading provider of information infrastructure and cloud computing technology.

“I am pleased to announce that EMC has decided to open a new office here in Chicago, and to create 200 important jobs for Chicagoans,” said Emanuel. “EMC is a global leader in information technology, and will drive forward Chicago’s technology economy and presence in this space.”

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The new Chicago office is expected to open by the end of the first quarter of 2012, and will support EMC’s numerous Chicago-based customers.

“We are very pleased to partner with Mayor Emanuel and his administration to announce this new EMC investment in the City of Chicago,” said Joe Tucci, Chairman and CEO of EMC Corporation. “Chicago is one of the world’s leading centers of commerce and an important market for us. Chicago offers the high caliber talent and skills we need to serve our growing customer base, not only in Chicago, but nationwide and throughout the world. This new investment will also enable EMC to provide even better support to our customers throughout the city and across the more than 80 countries where EMC does business.”

The positions in EMC’s new Chicago office will include sales and customer support roles, as well as some administrative personnel. Example roles include technical support, field support, consulting, pre-sales, global sales and field operations. Mayor Rahm Emanuel

In addition to the Chicago office, EMC also has an office in Lisle, Ill. Having a downtown presence in addition to its Lisle office will support EMC’s continued growth and will enable the company to work even more closely with its Chicago-based customers; provide a convenient workplace for its employees who work and live in the city; and better attract, retain, develop and fully engage the city’s skilled talent pool.

EMC is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver information technology as a service, primarily through cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC has helped thousands of companies around the world accelerate their journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way.

EMC employs more than 50,000 people worldwide, is represented by approximately 400 sales offices and has a presence in more than 80 countries.

The positions in the company’s new Chicago office will be a combination of new hires and relocations of positions that support EMC’s Chicago-based customers. They will be filled over the course of the next two years. Hiring will begin immediately.

Today’s announcement of EMC’s expansion comes on Mayor Emanuel’s 100th day in office.

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