June 8, 200718 yr Yeah, this is great! Can you imagine if P&G moved all of their US co.'s to the Cincy region?
March 17, 200916 yr Sources: P&G close to Olympic marketing deal http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/03/16/daily18.html The U.S. Olympic Committee is close to finalizing a deal with Procter & Gamble that would place its five-ring logo alongside some of the Cincinnati company’s biggest health and beauty brands. P&G agreed to a deal with the USOC in February that gives the company rights to several categories. Sources valued terms of the deal for the collective categories, which were not available, in the $10 million to $15 million range overall for the next four years.
March 21, 200916 yr To lure best and brightest, P&G creates new Web site Cincinnati culture, perks, neighborhoods highlighted http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/03/23/story4.html Procter & Gamble Co. is launching a Web site that highlights Cincinnati’s neighborhoods, culture and cost of living as a tool for recruiting and then orientating the nation’s most sought-after talent. Called www.pgcincinnati.com, the site is a vast collection of information about Cincinnati by neighborhood (East Side, West Side, Northern Kentucky), with highlights on dining, recreation, arts and local services. It also includes details of P&G’s eight regional operating centers, including the Sharon Woods Innovation Center in Blue Ash and its corporate headquarters downtown.
April 24, 200916 yr P&G: Doing good is good business http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090424/BIZ01/904260307/1055/NEWS Procter & Gamble has long had an active corporate giving program, but a refocusing of its charitable efforts now means that doing good has become good for business. The multinational company spends more than $100 million a year on charity under a program called Live, Learn and Thrive, its corporate-wide banner for giving that has consolidated its efforts on programs that benefit children globally. The philanthropy is also a key ingredient in P&G's recipe for growing into a $175 billion company, largely by laying the groundwork for increasing sales in developing nations in Africa, Asia and elsewhere. Its large-scale programs, many targeted to poor nations in these continents, bring relief to some of the world's neediest people. But they also serve to open up new markets for P&G products, create new generations of consumers and build loyalty to its brands in nations where diapers, detergent and razors are not the common household items they are in the U.S.
May 28, 200916 yr Procter & Gamble moving Iams operation to Mason Business Courier of Cincinnati Procter & Gamble Co. will move its Iams pet care operation from its birthplace in the Dayton area to Mason, the company said Thursday. Iams, now called the North American Pet Care unit, will move from Vandalia, north of Dayton, to P&G’s Mason Business Center beginning in early October, according to a news release. All of the unit’s approximately 240 employees will also relocate to Mason. Read full article here: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/05/25/daily33.html
June 9, 200916 yr Report: Lafley to retire from Procter & Gamble Business Courier of Cincinnati Procter & Gamble Co. is expected to announce the retirement of CEO A.G. Lafley as soon as June 9, with Chief Operating Officer Bob McDonald named as his successor. Lafley will remain as chairman, according to a story in the The Wall Street Journal, which sourced a person close to the company. A P&G spokeswoman declined to comment on rumors or speculation. “This is something that the board votes on.” She said the board of directors at P&G will be meeting June 9. McDonald, a 29-year veteran at P&G, has been an expected contender to succeed Lafley since speculation surfaced about Lafley’s planned retirement in August. When Susan Arnold, president of local business units at P&G, announced her pending retirement in March, it was widely assumed that McDonald would get the job. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/06/08/daily14.html
June 24, 200915 yr P&G relocating 650 workers downtown http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090624/BIZ01/306240005/P&G+moving+workers This is a big win for downtown. Hopefully it will become a trend for local companies. I bet P&G is seeing people want to be closer to downtown, especially young tallent.
June 24, 200915 yr Sweeeeeeeeet! I triple dog dare any suburban official to complain about the jobs moving to the city! :-D
June 24, 200915 yr The only ones who will be complaining will be the 650 people having to DRIVE downtown every day!!
June 24, 200915 yr The only ones who will be complaining will be the 650 people having to DRIVE downtown every day!! They don't HAVE to drive. They could take the bus.
June 24, 200915 yr The only ones who will be complaining will be the 650 people having to DRIVE downtown every day!! Not sure that is totally true. P&G likes to move people around every 3 years or so. And that means a change in geographic work location most of the time. It's common for a person to work downtown for 3 years, the nGovernor's Hill (Mason-FieldsErtle area) for 3 years , then maybe back downtown, then to Mason Business center, then to Winton, then to Blue Ash, etc. Many of the people working at this location live quite far away, like Kentucky and Indiana. Conversly, many people now at Gov'rs Hill live in Mason and will have to commute downtown. Overall, it's probably a wash for area roads overall, but a boon to drivers in the Fields-Ertle road area.
June 25, 200915 yr ^ Not true at all. It is very common to stay in one location for your entire career if you do not change business units. Until about 10 years ago, all marketing and sales was downtown, all development was at the tech centers. Now they are colocating everyone into business units, this is the reason why the tech centers names have changed to business centers. Now it is true that they like to move people around every couple of years, but that would typically be to another project on a brand in the same business unit, i.e. from Bounty to Charmin, or Pampers to Luvs, or Ny Quil to Metamucil etc.
June 25, 200915 yr ^ Not true at all. It is very common to stay in one location for your entire career if you do not change business units. You must know a different set of people there than I do. I spent 4 years working at a P&G site (on contract). People were always shuffling between geographic assignments. I'm talking about the vast hord of office staff they have, not the very technical. The kind of people located at the Governor's Hill office. While there, we used to have discussions on how P&G liked to move managers all the time. The company philosophy seems to be that the basic workers can stay put, the upper mgmt stays put, and everyone in-between is interchangable, and therefore, movable. P&G has always prided itself on developing its people (managers and office staff), so they are constantly getting new "challenges" (ie assignments). Yes, there are probably plenty of people who do spend much of their career in a single location. But I think that very, very few of the people at Governor's Hill fall into that category. I know a lot of people who left our building and went there, and a lot of people who were there and came to our building or another site. Governor's Hill seemed like a revolving door to me - hense, my statements about driving changes. (but if you have more experience with the company, I'll defer to you)
June 25, 200915 yr Probably seemed that way because Governor's Hill is not a P&G site, and they moved different business groups in and out as needed.
July 3, 200915 yr P&G takes another big step in global expansion plan $100M Pakistan plant to make laundry detergent, diapers http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/07/06/story8.html Procter & Gamble Co. expects to open a $100 million manufacturing plant in Pakistan in 2010, part of its plan to build 19 production facilities in four years, its largest expansion ever. The facility, in Port Qasim Authority, will roll out in two phases. The first, in June 2010, will handle laundry detergent manufacturing. The second phase, diaper operations, is expected to be running by the end of 2011. Combined, the project represents P&G’s second Pakistan plant, and its largest investment in the country.
November 9, 200915 yr P&G closing Miami R&D facility, consolidating others Business Courier of Cincinnati - by Lisa Biank Fasig Staff Reporter Procter & Gamble Co. plans to close its Miami Valley research facility in Colerain Township, and most of its site in Lewisburg, Ohio, relocating almost 600 workers to existing operations throughout Greater Cincinnati. It's part of a countrywide plan to centralize P&G's operations closer to its core businesses. All together, almost 700 workers are being relocated. Roughly 445 employees at the Miami Valley Innovation Center will move to Mason, West Chester, St. Bernard, and Winton Hill. Further, roughly 145 employees in Lewisburg, in Preble County, will move to the Mason and Winton Hill locations. All transitions will begin in 2010 and be finalized in 2012. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/11/09/daily10.html
February 19, 201015 yr I thought P&G bought them. Are they just keeping the name? I say this because of the Tiger woods situation. They are mentioning Gillette but not P&G. Are they 2 different companies?
February 19, 201015 yr My can of shaving cream says "Gillette, a division of P&G Gillette" and gives a Boston address.
February 19, 201015 yr No, they are not a separate company. P&G is just keeping the name, as they've done with other companies they've purchased. In some cases, the name goes away, Norwich (Pepto Bismol), Searle (Metamucil) in other cases the name stays, Vicks (Nyquil, Formula 44), Clairol, Olay, etc. I'm sure the Gillette name is not going anywhere given its successful history.
February 19, 201015 yr I would think the P&G name would be much more recognizable than Gillette. I don't know if this Tiger Woods thing is a good thing or bad thing for Gillette(P&G).
February 19, 201015 yr I would think it would only matter if someone's wife purchased these items for their husbands. I wouldn't think a guy would make these purchase decisions based on what he has done. But then again, they are now selling moisturizers for men, so who knows! I know that if my wife came home with something other than Foamy or Good News razors because of Tiger, I would be somewhat angry!
February 23, 201015 yr I would think the P&G name would be much more recognizable than Gillette. I don't know if this Tiger Woods thing is a good thing or bad thing for Gillette(P&G). You won't find any product on the shelves called "Procter & Gamble." They are a consumer products company and each of their products has a name. In their shaving cream products and men's beauty stuff, that name is Gillette due to its good name recognition and brand identity.
March 2, 201015 yr P&G buys and sells brands according to their strategic direction. Recent moves: 1) Bought Iams dog food some 5 years ago... moved employees from Dayton to Mason last year. 2) Sold Vicks a few years ago 3) Sold/selling Folgers coffee (1 year ago or in process?) 4) Sold Sunny Delight drink company some 5 years ago. 5) Bought Gillette 3 years ago. Moved some employees from Boston to Mason shortly afterwards. 6) Sold former Gillette's oral care business (forget the common brand name) shortly after buying Gillette. This was result of the DOJ anti-trust review during Gillette purchase. 7) Sold/closed down/greatly reduced their healthcare business in Mason (moved Iams & Gillette people to that location) So, keeping the brand names and company name seperate allow for easier buying/selling of various businesses.
March 2, 201015 yr 1) P&G has not sold Vicks, manufacturing technical support was my most recent assignment. 2) folgers sale has been completed, and is responsible for Smuckers increase in profits this past year 3) P&G was forced to sell its own SpinBrush brand with the purchase of Gillette. Gillette was the owner of Oral B, which is now a P&G brand. There may have been some other changes including selling off the Crest toothbrush business to keep the Oral B brand. Not sure of every change, but it was not a complete divestiture of Gillette oral care business. 4) What was reduced in the healthcare business was the prescription Rx business. The Personal Health Care OTC business has actually been increased. Yes, a few IAMS and Gillette people have moved there, but not the bulk of the businesses.
May 18, 201015 yr I have not seen this anywhere - good news for Cincy. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/05/10/daily61.html?surround=lfn Procter & Gamble Co. is bringing more than 600 new jobs to its Winton Hill Business Center in Cincinnati.
February 15, 201213 yr ^Pringles was outside of P&G's traditional strength, which is personal/beauty products (hair care, lotion, toothpaste, makeup, etc.). P&G has been attempting to refocus on what made it great and has been divesting itself of brands that lie outside of its core competency, even when those brands are quite profitable. Pringles is just the latest, with Folgers, Smuckers, and JIF going before. I could go on and on about synergies and whatnot, but I'll spare everyone that. In short, it's one of those decisions that seems crazy from one viewpoint, but makes total sense from another; it just depends on what they're trying to accomplish.
February 15, 201213 yr The rumor I heard is that there was some issue with P&G as a global company owning a business that manufactured foods with genetically modified (GM) ingredients. "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren Buffett
February 16, 201213 yr ^^If that were the case, then the Philip Morris/Altria ownership of Kraft would be an issue...
February 23, 201213 yr P&G to address cost-cutting Written by David Holthaus, Cincinnati Enquirer 6:28 PM, Feb. 21, 2012 More cost-cutting is coming to Procter & Gamble, and its top management will have more to say about it on Thursday. When P&G meets with Wall Street investment analysts at a confererence then, they’ve promised to deliver details of further cost-savings efforts, something some on Wall Street have been pressing for. In recent months, P&G has announced an early retirement program that will result in 1,600 jobs cut, an outsourcing of its in-store merchandising work (2,600 part-time jobs), a consolidation of its supply chain and logistics work, and the sale of its Pringles business, which employs 1,700 worldwide. But more is coming. (. . .) It’s also unclear how this might affect employment in P&G’s headquarters city of Cincinnati, where it employs about 12,000. But the company has been clear about shifting people and money to parts of the world where it is growing. Its growth in the United States and Europe, its biggest markets, has come to a halt in the wake of severe economic slowdowns in those markets. Most of its growth has been happening in so-called developing markets, such as Latin America, Asia and Africa. MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120221/BIZ/302210132/P-G-address-cost-cutting?odyssey=tab
February 23, 201213 yr And here's what P&G has to say about it today... P&G to cut employment Procter & Gamble will cut its workforce by 5,700 jobs by the end of June 2013, the company said Thursday. The cuts will include the 1,600 jobs the company already announced will be eliminated through an early retirement program. That leaves 4,100 jobs to be trimmed through a combination of layoffs, attrition, and selective hiring, the company said. MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120223/BIZ/302230103/P-G-cut-employment?odyssey=tab
January 12, 201411 yr Procter & Gamble renews lease in Bucharest office park & expands about 60,000 sqft http://www.romania-insider.com/proctergamble-extends-lease-agreement-for-office-space-in-iride-business-park-in-northern-bucharest/112651/
January 13, 201411 yr Has anyone ever wondered what it would be like if P&G decided to build a new headquarters building? They could do two towers like they have now, just with a more modern design, or build a huge tower higher than the Great American building. Sometimes when I drive by their headquarters I wonder how many condos you could make out of those two buildings. I'm sure it would be something ridiculous. How old is their headquarters? I really have no idea.
February 12, 201411 yr Procter & Gamble selling downtown Cincinnati building Tom DemeropolisReporter- Cincinnati Business Courier Procter & Gamble Co. is selling one of its downtown Cincinnati properties. The consumer products giant is selling the Sycamore Building, located at 299 E. Sixth St. The property is being marketed for sale by David Ottenjohn and Rusty Myers, both executive vice president with Jones Lang LaSalle, with a sale price of $6.5 million. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/02/11/procter-gamble-selling-downtown.html
March 5, 201411 yr Greenpeace activists hang banners from Procter & Gamble towers Barrett J. Brunsman Staff reporter- Cincinnati Business Courier Nine activists with the environmental advocacy group Greenpeace have scaled the 17-story twin towers of the Procter & Gamble headquarters in downtown Cincinnati and unfurled two enormous banners to protest deforestation linked to palm oil. One on the 60-foot banners reads: “Head and shoulders wipes out dandruff and rain forests.” http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/03/04/greenpeace-activists-hang-banners-from.html
March 5, 201411 yr Greenpeace activists hang banners from Procter & Gamble towers Barrett J. Brunsman Staff reporter- Cincinnati Business Courier Nine activists with the environmental advocacy group Greenpeace have scaled the 17-story twin towers of the Procter & Gamble headquarters in downtown Cincinnati and unfurled two enormous banners to protest deforestation linked to palm oil. One on the 60-foot banners reads: “Head and shoulders wipes out dandruff and rain forests.” http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/03/04/greenpeace-activists-hang-banners-from.html I hope the banners, ropes ect., they used are 100% recycled and eco friendly. Probably posed as window washers.
March 5, 201411 yr I hope the banners, ropes ect., they used are 100% recycled and eco friendly. I can't stand these types of statements. Probably posed as window washers. That would be my guess.
March 5, 201411 yr God, I hate Green Peace. They used zip lines and dressed in tiger suits to hang these banners up. It's ridiculous antics like these that cause people to roll their eyes at the environmental movement. Is vandalism really the best use of their donated funds?
March 5, 201411 yr I hope the banners, ropes ect., they used are 100% recycled and eco friendly. I can't stand these types of statements. Why? I think it's a fair point.
March 5, 201411 yr I hope the banners, ropes ect., they used are 100% recycled and eco friendly. I can't stand these types of statements. Why? I think it's a fair point. Sometimes there are limitations to what people can do and still be effective. Al Gore gets criticized for flying a lot despite his push for sustainable futures. The Big Three automakers were criticized for flying from Michigan to meet in DC about their financial troubles instead of taking an eight hour car ride there. Occupy Wall Street was criticized for using popular technology (like Apple products) in their fight. Just because you fight for environmental sustainability doesn't mean you have to live in an earthship and live off of the land. Just because you fight for proper planning and smart growth doesn't mean you have to take public transportation to work. These things don't make you hypocrites. To live in a functioning society and get things accomplished you sometimes have to make small sacrifices even if you would prefer to do something another way.
March 6, 201411 yr Greenpeace does a good, reasonable job. They are very moderate considering the wide spectrum of environmental groups. And the best part of Greenpeace is the business community generally listens to them. Their antics are more of a "Hey, we noticed you do ________ and want you to change it". So companies do it, because they aren't being obnoxious about it. Just a simple guerilla marketing tactic for a few hours and done. No long-term pain.
March 6, 201411 yr Get on Google Earth and look at the destruction of the Amazon and other jungles. It's unmistakable. When I was a kid hearing about it, we had no strong image to go with it. Now you can get on the internet any time you want and see it for yourself at your own pace. But nobody does it.
March 7, 201411 yr They should be going after the bans on Trans Fats and labeling requirements. That's the real reason behind the explosion in the Palm Oil Industry. Palm Oil can be used in food products in place of Trans Fatty Acids (Hydrogenated Oils) and not be labeled as such.
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