Multi-Billion Dollar Company Relocating North American Headquarters to Jacksonville
March 24, 2014
Adecco, S.A., the world’s largest staffing company and provider of human resources solutions, announced today that it plans to relocate its North American headquarters for Adecco Group North America from Melville, N.Y., to Jacksonville.
In 2010, Adecco purchased Jacksonville-headquartered MPS Group, which operates Modis and several other specialty professional staffing and consulting business units. The proposed corporate headquarters relocation will add 185 full-time, high-paying jobs and invest $3.4 million into the local economy.
“We appreciate the efforts of city and state economic development officials, including Mayor Alvin Brown and Governor Rick Scott,” said Bob Crouch, CEO of Adecco Group North America. “They’ve made this project possible. We look forward to coordinating with local officials in the coming weeks to work through the final steps of this process.”
Mayor Brown supports Adecco’s expansion in Jacksonville. “Global corporations increasingly consider Jacksonville a great place to invest and do business,” said Mayor Brown. “Employees love to live, work and play in Northeast Florida, and the result is a growing and vibrant local and regional economy with more well-paying jobs that benefit families and our neighborhoods.”
Fredrik Eliasson, board chair for JAXUSA Partnership, the economic development arm of the JAX Chamber, also sees the potential in Adecco’s arrival.
“The move is yet another example of a large company relocating to Jacksonville after its initial exposure to our city,” Eliasson said. “Companies impressed with the region and our business climate ultimately decide to make a larger investment here, too. This project is a major win because another corporation is moving its headquarters to our region. Headquarters relocation projects are at the very top of our target list because they bring higher-paying jobs and corporate decision-makers who contribute to our community and improve our overall quality of life.”
The City will support the expansion with legislation to be filed with City Council.
The Adecco Group, which is based in Zurich, Switzerland, employs more than 31,000 full-time workers around the world. In 2013, Adecco Group’s revenue totaled approximately 19.5 billion (EUR) with approximately $5 billion U.S. dollars generated in North America.