News Archive Wheeler Trucking Awarded 2015 Project of the Year February 12, 2016 - Wheeler Trucking, a truck hauler located in Hazelton Township (New Lothrop) is the recipient of the 2015 Project of the Year award, sponsored by Consumers Energy. The company, which currently has 136 employees, has plans to grow to 350 people, and is working on building a new 30,000 square foot corporate headquarters in the... Read More Wheeler Trucking To Host Two Informational Forums On New Corporate Headquarters Construction Opportunity January 15, 2016 - Wheeler Trucking, a truck hauler located in Hazelton Township (New Lothrop), is expanding quickly and wants to build a corporate headquarters to accommodate their business growth, including office space for their employees (estimated at 10,000 square feet) and a maintenance shop to service their fleet (estimated at 20,000 square feet). They have... Read More Governor Signs Jones Bill to Help Bring 300 Jobs to Shiawassee County December 1, 2015 - LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder on Monday signed Sen. Rick Jones’ legislation to help a trucking company bring hundreds of jobs to Shiawassee County. “I want to thank the governor for standing up for a Michigan business and local job provider who is looking to build a new world headquarters... Read More 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 Page 8 of 9 pages ‹ First < 6 7 8 9 >
