Work on the corporate headquarters for Osmose Utility Services, Inc. is underway on Ga. Highway 74 South in Peachtree City.
Gov. Nathan Deal on Jan. 21 announced that Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., an inspection, maintenance and rehabilitation service provider for electric utilities and telecommunication companies, will build a new headquarters in Peachtree City, creating as many as 100 new jobs over the next year. The Citizen first reported that story Sept. 4 last year.
Osmose will build a facility for its new headquarters at 635 Highway 74 South in Peachtree City. The newly created jobs resulting from the project will include executive, administrative, IT/technology and supervisory positions, Deal said.
The site is located on a 16-acre tract near the intersection of Dividend Drive and Hwy. 74.
Plans call for the construction of a 40,000 sq. ft. two-story office building and a 15,000 sq. ft. warehouse for use as office space and a distribution center. Future plans include a third building on the site.
“Our work within the utility industry spans all 50 states, but we are excited to be expanding our corporate headquarters into Peachtree City, Georgia,” said Osmose President and CEO Larry Larson. “In addition to being a highly desirable place to call home, Fayette and the surrounding counties offer an excellent talent pool we can draw from as our business continues to grow.”
Lindsay Martin, senior project manager at the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), supported the company on behalf of the state of Georgia, along with the Fayette County Development Authority.
“We are so honored Osmose is a part of our community,” said Fayette County Development Authority Manager of Retention and Expansion Emily Poole. “We are very much looking forward to their future growth in Fayette County, and are delighted at their continued investment here.”
An Osmose spokesperson in a previous statement said the Buffalo and Syracuse, N.Y. facilities will not be closing.
“The company is simply expanding to Peachtree City,” said spokesperson Lauren Glass.
According to the company’s website, osmose.com, the company started in Buffalo, N.Y., with a wood preservative patent that almost fell into the hands of the Nazis.
Today, Osmose Utilities Services, Inc — one of several Osmose companies — provides a variety of services and products to the North American electric utility and telecommunication markets. Osmose is widely known for its industry-leading inspection, maintenance, and rehabilitation services and products, designed to enhance reliability and add years of useful life to in-service utility poles, towers, and other transmission and distribution assets, the website adds.
The plan presented to the Planning Commission last year shows 163 parking spaces.
