by wagdesign on October 5, 2013 with Comments Off on Comstar Automotive USA
Financial Impact: $85 million investment Employment Impact: 15 jobs created Industry Impact: First North America location and will be the North American Headquarters The noteworthy aspect of this success story is that this is a 15-person facility that is a tier 1 Ford supplier. It speaks volumes to this company’s ability that Ford allows such …
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by wagdesign on August 6, 2013 with Comments Off on Faurecia
Financial Impact: $85 million investment Employment Impact: Retention of more than 1,100 in Saline. Industry Impact: Faurecia is the sixth-largest automotive supplier worldwide. With the new investment, Faurecia’s Saline facility will become a technology plant that focuses on core technologies like injection molding, skin manufacturing and foaming operations for interior systems. Faurecia is reconfiguring the …
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by wagdesign on August 6, 2013 with Comments Off on Barracuda Networks
Financial Impact: $6 million in investment Employment Impact: 184 new jobs Barracuda Network’s expansive product portfolio includes offerings for protection against email and Web threats as well as products that improve application delivery and network access, message archiving, backup and data protection. Coca-Cola, FedEx, Harvard University, IBM, L’Oreal, and Europcar are among the more than …
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by wagdesign on June 13, 2013 with Comments Off on Academy for Manufacturing Careers
Launched in 2005, the Academy for Manufacturing Careers is a skilled trades apprenticeship and customized training program designed by manufacturers to meet the needs of manufacturers across south-central Michigan. The program is sponsored by and delivered through the Jackson Area Manufacturers Association in partnership with The Enterprise Group of Jackson and South Central Michigan Works!. …
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by wagdesign on June 13, 2013 with Comments Off on K-12 Engineering & Manufacturing Pipeline
The Jackson Area Manufacturers Association (JAMA) manages a host of youth educational programs developed to provide manufacturing/engineering career exploration and hands-on learning opportunities to kids from kindergarten through high school. Programs offered through JAMA include Engineering is Elementary (K-5th grade), I Can Make It Camp (4th-6th grade), Machining U (7th-9th grade), Underwater ROV Camp (7th-9th …
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