PARSIPPANY — A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday, March 29. The facility will serve as a hub for the company’s developers, designers, and other technology professionals to collaborate, innovate, and maintain current applications. The facility will serve as a new location for software developers, designers and other technology professionals – previously based in Paramus – to collaborate and develop innovative technology solutions that serve our customers, improve operational efficiencies, drive growth and run UPS’s global network.
Parsippany is already home to a gigantic UPS warehouse and customer center at 799 Jefferson Road.
UPS officials, Governor Chris Christie and Mayor James Barberio attended ground-breaking ceremony on a new facility for its information technology professionals. The new 200,000 square-foot building will be constructed in the Morris Corporate Center, off Cherry Hill Road. Governor Chris Christie spoke about employment at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new UPS facility.
“UPS is known for its innovation, whether that means helping customers succeed with transportation and supply chain management solutions or giving consumers real-time visibility to their package at every step of the delivery cycle,” said Dave Barnes, UPS chief information officer. “This new facility will provide a collaborative setting for the creative team developing the UPS technology of tomorrow.”
“We are proud UPS will be developing this state-of-the-art technology facility in New Jersey further demonstrating a firm commitment and faith in the state as a place to live, work and do business,” said Governor Chris Christie. “UPS is another example of the economic growth and innovation that is continuing throughout our state. It’s the success of companies like these in the private sector – not the government – that will grow our economy and create jobs.”
The new building will belocated at 10 Upper Pond Road will sit on 20 acres. In demonstration of UPS’s commitment to sustainability and the environment, the facility was designed by HLW International to be LEED certified.
The four-story office space, expected to open in mid-2017, is designed to promote collaboration, communication, efficiency and learning in a work environment that fosters creativity and problem solving. The building will also feature a full-service cafeteria, indoor fitness center and campus hiking trail.
UPS corporate headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. There are more than 15,000 employees based in New Jersey.
