The Economy

Canon USA Marks Milestone in Headquarters Construction

May 13, 2011

Company moving Americas office from Lake Success to Melville, N.Y.

Camera maker Canon USA Inc. recently celebrated the setting of the last segment of steel for its new corporate office in Melville, N.Y.

The new facility, which will serve as Canon USA's headquarters for North and South America, will be one of three worldwide corporate offices for parent company Canon Inc. The other two are in Tokyo and London.

"Today we are celebrating yet another milestone toward completion of the new Canon Americas headquarters," said Joe Adachi, president and CEO of Canon USA. "I look forward to the day when we open the doors to One Canon Park and provide our employees a world-class facility in which to grow and succeed."

Joe Adachi, president and CEO, and Seymour Liebman, executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel, for Canon USA, raise the commemorative steel beam for the new Canon Americas headquarters in Melville, N.Y."Canon has said the 700,000-square-foot facility will feature several environmentally friendly elements such as a design emphasizing the use of natural lighting; the incorporation of energy-efficient equipment and materials in construction; and a landscape design that will utilize native species and drought-resistant vegetation. The 52.17-acre complex is located at the southwest corner of the Long Island Expressway South Service Road and Walt Whitman Road. Canon has been a fixture in the Long Island community since 1971, when the company moved its headquarters from Woodside, Queens, to Lake Success. When Canon moved to Long Island in the 1970s, the company employed approximately 80 people, and currently has approximately 1,200 employees in Lake Success. The new facility will eventually create 750 new jobs over a number of years once Canon moves to Melville, according to the company.

About the Author

Josh Cable | Former Senior Editor

Former Senior Editor Josh Cable covered innovation issues -- including trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement and product development. He also reported on the best practices of the most successful companies and executives in the world of transportation manufacturing, which encompasses the aerospace, automotive, rail and shipbuilding sectors.

Josh also led the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IW’s annual tribute to the most influential executives and thought leaders in U.S. manufacturing history.

Before joining IndustryWeek, Josh was the editor-in-chief of Penton Media’s Government Product News and Government Procurement. He also was an award-winning beat reporter for several small newspapers in Northeast Ohio.

Josh received his BFA in creative writing from Bowling Green University, and continued his professional development through course-work at Ohio University and Cuyahoga Community College.

A lifelong resident of the Buckeye State, Josh currently lives in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. When the weather cooperates, you’ll find him riding his bike to work, exercising his green thumb in the backyard or playing ultimate Frisbee.