Even more high-paying tech jobs are on the way to Central Ohio. A hydrogen fuel cell and transportation company said it plans to move its global headquarters from California to Ohio.
Hyperion Companies Inc. announced Tuesday it would locate its research and development center and manufacturing operations in Columbus. Hyperion in a statement said it will invest nearly $300 million in the facility and create 680 new jobs over six years.
Hydrogen fuel cells are seen as another potential solution to carbon-free transportation and energy storage.
"We here today announcing the largest manufacturing investment in the city of Columbus in the last decade, something we can be proud of, because one of the things that makes Columbus so special and our future so bright is the diversity of our economy," said Mayor Andrew Ginther.
Other city leaders also touted how the city is really moving in the right direction.
"The tech that they will bring to this corner of the city represents ingenuity, it represents innovation, and it proves that Columbus is ready to take on the role nationally as a leader in the tech and manufacturing space," said Columbus Councilman Nick Bankston.
The new headquarters will be built on the site of the old Columbus Dispatch printing plant on Crosswind Drive.
The company was founded in Columbus in 2011 and moved its headquarters to Orange, California, in 2014.
Production at the new Hyperion Motors plant will begin next year.
