A St. Louis company that provides computer services to defense contractors is considering Jacksonville for a branch operation that would employ 60 people at an average wage of about $58,000.
The Jacksonville Economic Development Commission is scheduled Wednesday to consider approving up to $240,000 in state and city financial incentives for Systems Service Enterprise if it picks Jacksonville for the company’s expansion.
The city’s share of the incentives would be up to $48,000 and the state would pay the rest. The incentives would be provided over a four-year period and would be contingent on the company hitting targets for employment and wages. Systems Service Enterprise would employ 30 people by the end of 2010, then add another 20 employees in 2011 and 10 more by the end of 2012.
The firm could opt to expand at it St. Louis headquarters but “Jacksonville is attractive to SSE because of the strong aviation and defense contractor industries and potential for these industries to grow,†according to a JEDC staff summary.
Founded in 1966, the company is a custom software development company providing training and programming services, according to JEDC.
It is eligible for the incentives because information technology is one of the state’s targeted industries, and the wages 50 percent higher than the average wage statewide.
http://jacksonville.com/business/2010-02-08/story/company_offers_60_new_jobs_if_jedc_provides_incentives
