The company confirmed to FOX61 that it would be leaving its Bethel, Conn. location and plans to open its Atlanta headquarters in summer 2026.

Battery maker Duracell announced that it is moving its research and development headquarters out of Connecticut.

Duracell announces its relocating its Research and Development headquarters from Bethel to Altanta, Georgia. The new R&D facility is scheduled to open in the summer of 2026. To be housed in the new state-of-the-art Science Square Labs building,

Duracell officials said the move will bring more than 100 jobs to Atlanta, but didn't say whether that included workers coming from Bethel.

Duracell, one of the world’s leading battery manufacturers, today announced the relocation of its Research and Development (R&D) headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia. The new R&D facility, scheduled to open in Summer 2026,

Bethel First Selectman Dan Carter tells News 12 this decision has been in the works for some time and town officials knew the company would eventually move its research and development to Georgia to centralize it.