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April 20, 2023
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Gov. Whitmer Declares Michigan Wins 2 Enterprise Expansions, Bringing 65 Good-Paying Jobs to Hudsonville and Schoolcraft
Medical machine producer C2Dx onshoring manufacturing from Mexico to its Michigan facility
LANSING, Mich. – In the present day, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Financial Improvement Company (MEDC) to announce two enterprise growth initiatives anticipated to create a complete of 65 new jobs and generate a complete personal funding of practically $4 million have acquired help from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The initiatives are in Hudsonville and Schoolcraft.
“In the present day’s investments will create 65 good-paying jobs and convey practically $4 million of funding to Hudsonville and Schoolcraft, constructing on Michigan’s financial momentum,” mentioned Governor Whitmer. “Due to highly effective, bipartisan financial improvement instruments, we’ve introduced house 1000’s of good-paying manufacturing jobs and demanding provide chains, added 75,000 jobs 12 months over 12 months, and secured billions of {dollars} of funding throughout the state. Let’s maintain working collectively to develop our financial system and guarantee households, communities, and companies can thrive in Michigan.”
“The selections by these firms to develop in Michigan spotlight the energy of our superior manufacturing and medical machine sectors, and additional display Workforce Michigan’s dedication to delivering long-term financial development for all Michiganders,” mentioned MEDC Sr. Vice President of Regional Prosperity Matt McCauley. “These initiatives are wins for your entire state. We’re grateful to the Governor, legislators of each events and native officers for his or her continued help of our efforts. These initiatives replicate our dedication to making sure that Michigan turns into a fair higher place for every of our 10 million-plus buddies and neighbors to reside, work, go to, play, and create futures. Work stays forward, but we’re grateful for the vote of confidence that continues to be proven in Workforce Michigan’s financial atmosphere.”
APEX Controls, LLC offers automation, management programs, electrical set up, and panel constructing companies to many industries, from meals and beverage to automotive and past. Apex, in enterprise for 32 years, has a wealthy historical past of partnering with companies to enhance their manufacturing course of by way of automation. The corporate is predicated in Hudsonville and employs 62 Michiganders.
APEX Controls plans to undertake a renovation and growth of its current Hudsonville-based facility. The undertaking builds on the state’s initiative to place itself as the worldwide chief in high-tech innovation.
The undertaking is predicted to generate a complete capital funding of $3 million and create 30 well-paying jobs, supported by a $200,000 Michigan Enterprise Improvement Program performance-based grant. Michigan was chosen for the undertaking over competing websites in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
“During the last two years, we’ve grown considerably and elevated our workforce of engineers, electricians, and technicians from 42 to 62,” mentioned APEX Chief Monetary Officer Andy Winkel. “Due to this development, we’re increasing our footprint by way of the acquisition of an adjoining constructing in addition to the renovation and growth of our current facility. We plan to take a position over $3 million within the growth undertaking, which can allow us so as to add no less than 30 extra workers to our gifted workforce.”
The undertaking builds on the state’s work to place itself as the worldwide chief in high-tech innovation and underscores Michigan’s strengths in enabling the adoption of Trade 4.0 applied sciences. APEX is actively concerned with a number of organizations locally, together with Habitat for Humanity and a number of other native highschool robotics golf equipment. For extra details about APEX, go to www.apexcontrolsinc.com.
Town of Hudsonville has provided a 50-percent tax abatement in help of the undertaking.
“Hudsonville is happy to have APEX Controls develop and proceed to supply native employment alternatives,” mentioned Hudsonville Metropolis Supervisor R. Tyler Dotson. “APEX has all the time been an lively member of the group and we’re grateful for his or her continued dedication to town.”
C2Dx, Inc. manufactures and sells revolutionary, best-in-class medical gadgets which might be utilized in emergency and surgical conditions. The corporate employs 19 Michiganders at its headquarters in Schoolcraft in addition to gross sales associates nationwide.
The corporate plans to relocate and set up manufacturing equipment and gear that’s at the moment in Mexico, onshoring the manufacturing to its Michigan facility. The undertaking is predicted to generate a complete capital funding of $998,500 and create 35 high-wage jobs, supported by a $300,000 Michigan Enterprise Improvement Program performance-based grant. Michigan was chosen for the undertaking over competing websites in Tennessee and Mexico.
“C2Dx is worked up to have the ability to proceed to deliver jobs to Michigan and develop the medical machine business domestically,” mentioned C2Dx Chief Monetary Officer Jennifer Brant. “As a fast-growing enterprise that has manufacturing, distribution, customer support, and direct gross sales, we provide quite a lot of profession alternatives to the group. We’re proud to proceed to help our prospects, sufferers and surgeons, from Kalamazoo. Thanks to MEDC and Southwest Michigan First for all of your help.”
C2Dx helps the non-public development of its workers by providing coaching {and professional} applications and promotions from inside each time attainable. The corporate additionally provides full advantages, volunteer days, performance-based bonuses, and extra, all inside a fascinating tradition. This undertaking builds on the state’s work to place itself as a frontrunner within the life sciences and medical machine business, additional serving to to make Michigan a top-tier location for medical machine improvement and manufacturing.
“Southwest Michigan First is worked up to see C2Dx purchase a brand new product line, rising their revolutionary portfolio of manufactured medical gadgets,” mentioned Southwest Michigan First CEO Jonas Peterson. “This million-dollar funding will assist create as much as 35 new jobs, deepening our area’s wealthy life science legacy. We’re grateful for our companions on the Michigan Financial Improvement Company and the village of Schoolcraft for his or her help of this undertaking and we sit up for supporting C2Dx as they proceed to thrive in Southwest Michigan.”
“I’m excited to see the investments into the Schoolcraft group that may proceed to construct a thriving financial system in Southwest Michigan,” mentioned Senator Sean McCann (D- Kalamazoo). “This funding will deliver C2Dx, Inc. jobs to their Schoolcraft headquarters and guarantee our group is aggressive within the medical machine business.”