Michigan is Hiring

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation approved state-funded incentives of over $53 million to help seven companies expand or build new projects. Together, the projects are expected to create 3,512 jobs

The projects include a $10 million engineering center in Pittsfield Township, MI,, for which Grupo Aernnova, a Spanish aerospace company, will receive $18.5 million over fifteen years through tax credits. The move could bring 600 new jobs to Washtenaw County. Aernnova considered 15 states before choosing MichiganÑa key factor being the availability of engineers in the Ann Arbor region.

Credit Acceptance Corporation will add a $3.8 million expansion to its headquarters in Southfield, creating 506 jobs. Also in Southfield, MARS Advertising Prize Logic LLC will spend $1.7 million for a headquarters and create 150 jobs. Sysco Food Services will add a 90,000-square-foot, $18 million expansion in Canton, MI, hiring 130 workers. Azure Dynamics Corp. will relocate its Canadian headquarters to Oak Park, MI, spending $2.5 million and creating 125 jobs. Grandvic Investment, a plastics company, will create a $2.7 million expansion in Standish, MI, adding 75 jobs. The Thunder Bay Development LLC will purchase a $15 million manufacturing plant and create 150 new jobs in Alpena, MI.

Sources: Globe St., The Detroit News, The Detroit Free Press