Owens & Minor Will Locate Its New Client Engagement Center in Downtown Richmond, Virginia
February 16 2017 - 4:40PM
Business Wire
Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Virginia-based
Owens & Minor, a global healthcare services company, will make
a multi-year, multi-million dollar investment to establish a new
Client Engagement Center (CEC) in downtown Richmond. Owens &
Minor’s CEC will occupy approximately 90,000 square feet at
Riverfront Plaza. The City of Richmond successfully competed
against 60 other cities around the nation to win the project. The
state of the art CEC facility will house approximately 500
teammates, including the addition of 300 newly created
positions.
“This announcement is an outstanding example of our continuing
work building a new Virginia economy,” said Governor
McAuliffe, speaking at the event. “Stimulating growth in
economic sectors that are not as reliant on federal spending helps
diversify our economy and offset the impacts of defense cuts and
sequestration. I thank Owens & Minor for its continued presence
in Hanover County and the Williamsburg area, and congratulate the
company on its decision to grow here in Richmond.”
“Owens & Minor has been a leader in the healthcare sector
for more than a century, and is an exemplary Virginia success
story,” said Secretary of Commerce and Trade Todd Haymore.
“The Commonwealth’s healthcare industry employs nearly 400,000
people, and the company is a valued employer that contributes to
that growing number. The success of global businesses like Owens
& Minor is the strongest testament to what can be achieved in
Virginia, and we look forward to further strengthening our
partnership.”
Owens & Minor has evolved into a global healthcare services
company serving the needs of healthcare providers and healthcare
product manufacturers across the United States and Europe with
strategically placed networks of distribution and logistics
centers. The CEC, designed to be an innovative place to work, will
enable Owens & Minor to enhance and standardize the customer
experience. With more than 8,000 teammates located across the U.S.,
Europe, and in Asia, Owens & Minor has a well-defined culture
and a reputation for commitment to its customers, communities, and
teammates. The company was founded in 1882 in Richmond and has been
headquartered in the area ever since. The great-grandson of the
company’s founder, G. Gilmer Minor, III, resides in Richmond and is
Chairman Emeritus of the company.
“Virginia has been the home of Owens & Minor for 135 years,
and we are very pleased to expand our presence in Richmond with
this new initiative. This project will support our plan to build
the most efficient and intelligent route to market for healthcare
products and supplies,” said Cody Phipps, President & Chief
Executive Officer of Owens & Minor. “The downtown Client
Engagement Center will support standardization and enhanced service
to our nationwide customers, who are asking for our assistance in
adapting to a changing healthcare market. The CEC will provide a
scalable platform for future growth, as well as higher levels of
service to our customers. We thank the City of Richmond and the
Commonwealth for their help in bringing this initiative to
life.”
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the
City of Richmond and the Greater Richmond Partnership to secure the
project for the Commonwealth. Governor McAuliffe approved a $1.5
million grant from the Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund to assist
the City with the project. The company is eligible to receive state
benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program, administered by
the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.
Funding and services to support the company’s employee training
activities will be provided through the Virginia Jobs Investment
Program.
“I am so pleased that Owens & Minor has chosen the City of
Richmond as the location for its Client Engagement Center,” said
Mayor Levar M. Stoney. “Their decision is a testimony to their
confidence in the quality of our local workforce and commitment to
the region. We welcome this industry leader to the city with
open arms and look forward to the vitality they will bring to the
downtown community. The City’s Office of Community Wealth Building
and Workforce Development will be working closely with Owens &
Minor to develop training programs for the new jobs created by the
company.”
“The selection of Richmond as the home of Owens & Minor’s
state-of-the-art CEC facility is a major victory that will generate
significant economic activity for our city and our
Commonwealth,” said Senator Jennifer McClellan.
“Owens & Minor has been a great corporate citizen of
Virginia for many years,” said Delegate Jeff M. Bourne. “I’m
happy to see the company continue its commitment to the Capitol
region and to the new Virginia economy by bringing 300 new jobs to
downtown Richmond.”
About Owens & Minor
Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) is a global healthcare services
company dedicated to Connecting the World of Medical Products to
the Point of CareSM by providing vital supply chain services to
healthcare providers and manufacturers of healthcare products.
Owens & Minor provides logistics services across the spectrum
of medical products from disposable medical supplies to devices and
implants. With logistics platforms strategically located in the
United States and Europe, Owens & Minor serves markets where
three quarters of global healthcare spending occurs. Owens &
Minor’s customers span the healthcare market from independent
hospitals to large integrated healthcare networks, as well as group
purchasing organizations, healthcare products manufacturers, and
the federal government. A FORTUNE 500 company, Owens & Minor is
headquartered in Hanover County, Virginia and has annualized
revenues exceeding $9 billion. For more information about Owens
& Minor, visit owens-minor.com,
follow @Owens_Minor on Twitter, and
connect on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/company/owens-&-minor.
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Office of the GovernorBrian
CoyBrian.Coy@governor.virginia.govorVirginia Economic
Development PartnershipSuzanne Clark,
804-545-5806sclark@yesvirginia.orgorOwens & Minor,
Inc.Truitt Allcott,
804-723-7555truitt.allcott@owens-minor.com
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