News Archive Great Lakes Ready Mix & Great Lakes Fabrication & Machining Start Operations in Vernon Township, Open House Planned for December 8 November 30, 2015 - Vernon – Two new businesses are underway in Vernon Township, thanks to the efforts of a local entrepreneur. Great Lakes Ready Mix is a producer of ready mix concrete, and is located at 7505 E M-71, utilizing the batch plant space that formerly housed concrete pipe manufacturer PreMarc Corporation. Great Lakes Fabrication ... Read More Covenant Eyes Makes Room For New Employees October 27, 2015 - Owosso, MI – After hiring 29 employees this year and seeking to fill 15 new positions, Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering is renovating the former Owosso Schools Administration Building and renovating space for more offices at its headquarters on West King Street. The Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership hosted a groundbreaking... Read More Tri-Mer Corporation Receives I-69 Thumb Region 2015 Exporter of the Year Award for Shiawassee County October 23, 2015 - Owosso – Tri-Mer Corporation, an air pollution control systems manufacturer located in the Owosso SE Industrial Park, is the Shiawassee County winner of the 2015 I-69 Thumb Region Exporter of the Year award. Multiple businesses from across the region (which includes Genesee, Lapeer, Huron, Sanilac, St. Clair, Shiawassee and Tuscola Counties)... Read More Agribusiness JBS United Locates in Corunna, Receives Certificate of Recognition From the I-69 International Trade Corridor October 19, 2015 - JBS United, a global leader in animal health and nutrition providing research-based products worldwide to owners and producers of various animal species, is growing its Michigan distribution operations in Corunna. The company, which is headquartered in Sheridan, Indiana, is leasing approximately 13,000 square feet of space in the former Strawsine building,... Read More Webcor Packaging Breaks Ground on New Warehousing Facility in Durand September 11, 2015 - Webcor Packaging, a manufacturer of corrugated boxes, hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking today for a new 30,000 square foot warehouse expansion at its production facility in Durand. The company is investing approximately $1.2 million dollars in the building, which is needed to accommodate significant growth across a number of sectors and customers (they... Read More SEDP Holds Annual Meeting, Announces Capital Campaign Successful Completion June 23, 2015 - The SEDP recently held its 2013 Annual Meeting at the Baker College Welcome Center. Highlights included: 1) The successful completion of a five-year (2008-2012) program of work in business attraction, retention and expansion which resulted in: 75 Announced Projects 1,500+ New Jobs $40,000,000+ in New Annual Payroll $95,000,000+ in New Capital Investment 1,000,000+ Sq Ft of Building... Read More Universal Handling Equipment Awarded 2012 SEDP Project of the Year June 23, 2015 - Canadian-based Universal Handling Equipment, a manufacturer of functional, environmentally responsible, quality products for the waste and recycling industry, is the recipient of the Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership (SEDP)'s 2012 Project of the Year award, sponsored by Consumers Energy. The company had an Owosso plant which closed in October 2011, and subsequently... Read More Rugged Liner Honored with 2013 Exporter of the Year Award for Shiawassee County June 23, 2015 - The I-69 International Trade Corridor partnership recently announced the recipients of the First Annual Exporter of the Year Awards during a banquet at the Lapeer Country Club in Lapeer, Mich. Over 50 business and government leaders were on hand as the Awards were presented to four companies, one each in Shiawassee,... Read More United Suppliers Inc. Acquires Facility, Establishes First Michigan Location in Perry Township May 25, 2015 - Iowa-based agribusiness United Suppliers Inc. has acquired an industrial facility at 3584 Bath Road in Perry Township with the purpose of establishing their first Michigan operation. The company, founded in 1963, is a wholesale organization owned by agricultural retailers who do business throughout the central part of the United States and parts... Read More Community Forum on Revitalizing New Lothrop to be Held on March 7 May 25, 2015 - Residents, businesses, and government officials in the New Lothrop area are invited to attend a forum on March 7, from 7-9 pm, at the New Lothrop Village Hall (9434 Beech St). The purpose of the program is to provide information on available local, state and federal tools to help drive economic prosperity... Read More Page 8 of 8 pages ‹ First < 6 7 8
