It was recently announced that $2.6 million in Transportation Economic Development Funds could help create up to 1,411 new jobs in Michigan, while retaining other positions.
Cities in Allegan, Clinton, Kalamazoo, Livingston and Montcalm counties will receive grant funding, according to an article by NBC25. The state grants will include more than $338 million in private investment at a private and public investment ratio of 132 to 1.
“We are committed to doing all that we can to bring jobs to Michigan and that includes strengthening the infrastructure that companies need to be successful,” Governor Jennifer Granholm said in the article. “These small investments have a huge impact on our communities by supporting companies as they grow and create jobs.”
The funds are being awarded under TEDF Category A, or Target Industries Program, which provides funding for roadway improvements to encourage private investments in Michigan that will create or retain jobs. Such improvements will help accommodate increased traffic and provide commercial routes that are safe and more efficient for new and expanding companies.
The companies expanding to create or maintain Michigan jobs, which will require traffic work in nearby areas, include:
Allegan County-based Perrigo Company is plannign a 30,000-square-foot office and a 20,000-square-foot production facility. The expansion will cost $10.5 million in investment and create 400 new jobs. The Perrigo Company is a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. It is the world’s largest manufacturer of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products for the store brand market.
Clinton County-based Mahle engine Components USA, Inc. plans to expand and produce high-tech heavy-duty piston rings in order to diversify production in St. Johns. Following a recent 30,000-square-foot expansion, the company will invest $18 million in a new expansion that will create 64 new jobs by 2010. Mahle Engine, a division of German-based Mahle GmbH, is a leading manufacturer of auto components and one of the world’s top 30 Tier 1 suppliers.
Graphic Packaging International, based in Kalamazoo County, will be constructing two additions to its Kalamazoo paperboard fabrication facility, totaling 119,000-square-feet. The company will be investing a total of $33.5 million in new equipment and buildings, and create 160 new jobs by the end of 2009. GPI is a leading provider of paperboard packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to multi-national and other consumer products companies.
Livingston County-based Eberspacher N.A. had targeted moving the facility’s current automotive-related products to other facilities, which would have eliminated the current workforce. Due in part to the central location of the Brighton plant, and a commitment for improved access, the company will construct a 100,000-square-foot addition. The addition and the existing facility will produce catalytic converter/emission control products targeted to the larger truck market. The new work at the Brighton facility will allow for the retention of 200 existing and create 70 new jobs.
United Solar Ovonic (USO), LLC, based in Montcalm County, is the leader in building integrated and commercial rooftop photovoltaics, one of the fastest growing segments of the solar power industry. It manufactures and sells thin-film solar laminates that convert sunlight to energy, using proprietary technology. The company currently has one building with two active production lines and another building with two lines in development. USO is expanding each building by 150,000-square-feet to include four more production lines. The expansion will create an additional 517 jobs by 2010.
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October 15th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
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