Facility will create up to 400 jobs, new facility to open in
late 2015
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LAFAYETTE, LA, Jan. 27, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Dr. James Peake, Lt. Gen. (Ret.), President, CGI
Federal (NYSE : GIB) (TSX : GIB.A) were joined by a host
of state and local leaders at a ground-breaking ceremony for the
company's new $13.1 million onshore
information technology (IT) services delivery center in
Lafayette, Louisiana. The
50,000-square-foot facility will house CGI's fourth U.S. onshore
delivery center and create as many as 400 new, high-quality IT jobs
in southwest Louisiana.
"This ground-breaking is the culmination of a unified vision
shared by CGI and the education, community and policy leaders of
Louisiana that a strong economy
depends on a highly-trained, skilled technology workforce," said
Dr. James Peake, Lt. Gen. (Ret.),
President, CGI Federal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CGI,
serving clients in the civilian, defense and intelligence sectors
of the U.S. government. "As part of the Center, and through our
unique partnership with the University of
Louisiana at Lafayette and other local institutes, CGI is
establishing a research and technology innovation lab here to
advance cutting-edge technologies such as cloud computing,
cybersecurity, big data and data visualization."
CGI's onshore delivery model creates high-quality IT jobs in
America. It is a core element of the company's business strategy to
offer cost-effective IT services options to government and
commercial clients. The company continually looks for locations
offering access to a quality workforce, strong economics and
partnerships with state and local government, academia and
industry. With its continued growth and technology-savvy workforce,
Lafayette was identified as a
perfect partner for CGI, which selected Lafayette after a nearly two-year, nationwide
site-selection process. CGI also operates U.S. onshore delivery
centers in Lebanon, VA,
Troy, AL and Belton, TX.
"Louisiana's state and local
leaders understand what it takes to bring a project like this from
concept to reality," said Dave
Henderson, Senior Vice-President, CGI, U.S. Central – South
business unit. "Lafayette's
outstanding communications infrastructure, growing workforce and
unparalleled standing as an educational, economic and cultural
crossroads in the state make it the ideal location for CGI's
investment. This event underscores CGI's ongoing commitment to
provide world-class service to our clients, including quality U.S.
onshore delivery options as part of our global delivery
network."
As an anchor tenant of the 143-acre Research Park of the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette,
CGI's new state-of-the-art facility is expected to have an annual
economic impact of $90 million over
the next five years. The project also includes a state-funded,
10-year, $4.5 million higher
education initiative led by University of
Louisiana at Lafayette that will result in a tripling of the
number of undergraduate degrees awarded annually by the
University's School of Computing and Informatics. That growth is
anticipated to place the university's computer science program
among the top 25 in the U.S. for number of bachelor's degrees
awarded in computer science each year.
Construction on the new facility is scheduled for completion by
year-end 2015, with occupancy planned for early 2016. CGI began
hiring for the center in 2014 and is currently operating at a
temporary location. Interested candidates may learn more at
www.cgi.com/lafayette.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth
largest independent information technology and business process
services firm in the world. Approximately 68,000 professionals
serve thousands of global clients from offices and delivery centers
across the Americas, Europe and
Asia Pacific, leveraging a
comprehensive portfolio of services including high-end business and
IT consulting, systems integration, application development and
maintenance, infrastructure management as well as a wide range of
proprietary solutions. With annual revenue in excess of
C$10 billion and an order backlog
exceeding C$18 billion, CGI shares
are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB).
Website: www.cgi.com.
SOURCE CGI Group Inc.