East Cleveland Faces More Uncertainty as GE Announces It's Selling Nela Park Lighting Division

General Electric will sell its , raising questions about the future of its historic headquarters in East Cleveland.

According to a statement from the company, GE is in early discussions with multiple buyers. For now, the employees at Nela Park will stay there. Some are employees of GE Lighting, others of Current, its energy management subsidiary, which is not being sold.

Credit JEFF ST.CLAIR / WKSU public radio

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GE’s  National Quality Lamp Division moved into Nela Park in 1913. Its Georgian architecture and status as the nation’s first industrial park . There is no timeline for the sale.

for a 2012 WKSU story on Nela Park.