Articles tagged: manufacturing

Long-vacant NSK Corp. factory in Pittsfield Township to be redeveloped after sale

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Posted: Jun 14, 2013

Redevelopment plans are in the works for a long vacant, 263,000-square-foot manufacturing building on South State Street in Pittsfield Township after it was sold in March. Read more »

Dexter's largest industrial company requests change to village boundaries for expansion

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Posted: Jun 12, 2013

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners has set a public hearing to consider a proposal from Dexter's largest industrial company' to alter the boundaries of the village. Read more »

CBS Detroit: Michigan and Ann Arbor add manufacturing jobs in different sectors

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Posted: Apr 23, 2013

Michigan’s industrial employment is continuing its post-recession rebound, adding jobs for the second year in a row according to a report from CBS Detroit. A recent economic study commissioned by AnnArbor.com showed that 2012 was the fourth straight year the area added jobs in the manufacturing sector. Read more »

Economic Outlook: The top 10 job opportunities in the Ann Arbor area through 2015

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Posted: Apr 01, 2013

Related coverage: Washtenaw County in the midst of a 6-year economic rebound, adding 25,000 jobs Ann Arbor needs more engineers and programmers to fuel new-look auto industry The Economic Outlook for Washtenaw County, published by ... Read more »

Union members vote down negotiated contract at Saline auto parts plant

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Posted: Feb 21, 2013

A combination of former Automotive Components Holdings employees and probationary workers at the Faurecia automotive parts plant in Saline voted down a union-negotiated contract with Devon Alpha Services II on Monday. Union officials expressed frustration ... Read more »

Robotics trade association says North American sales hit record highs in 2012

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Posted: Feb 14, 2013

According to a report from the Ann Arbor-based Robotics Industries Association, 2012 was the strongest year ever for robot sales. Read more »

MEDC launches new Michigan Advanced Technician Training Program to train next generation of manufacturers

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Posted: Jan 07, 2013

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has been focused on closing the "skills gap" between available jobs and those seeking them. Now, they've helped create a new program that will attempt to eliminate the gap before it comes into being. Read more »

high school football: Pioneer rallies behind fired Dexter coach Tom Barbieri in 69-0 win over Dreadnaughts

Posted: Sep 07, 2012

by Phil Lozen for AnnArbor.com Forgive Pioneer assistant coach Tom Barbieri if he instinctively headed toward the west sideline Friday night at Al Ritt Field in Dexter. Barbieri spent ten years on the sidelines for ... Read more »

Liebherr Aerospace Saline shows off large expansion to headquarters

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Posted: Jun 15, 2012

Liebherr Aerospace Saline, Inc. held a grand opening Wednesday morning for a 33,000-square-foot expansion to its headquarters in Saline. The company, one of Saline's largest private employers, is Liebherr Aerospace's North American base for component ... Read more »

Focus on global business nets Ann Arbor company NuStep a Presidential 'E' Award

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Posted: Jun 03, 2012

About a year ago, Elena Stegemann, director of international business at NuStep, found a press clipping in her mailbox with a sticky-note attached. The clip was from an Ann Arbor News article that described the ... Read more »

A year in the life of a Chevy Volt owner: 'It's so fun to drive'

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Posted: May 07, 2012

It’s been a year since Mark Hildebrandt and his wife, Lorna, picked up their Chevy Volt — the very first Volt sold in Washtenaw County. His verdict? It’s been an amazing ride. “It’s so unlike ... Read more »

Reports: French auto supplier buys operations in Saline's former ACH factory

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Posted: May 03, 2012

French auto parts maker Faurecia SA says it's finalizing a deal to acquire an interior components plant in Saline and creating a joint venture to make parts at a separate plant in Detroit, the Associated ... Read more »

Terumo: FDA sets $35M fine and manufacturing restrictions for Scio Township medical device maker

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Posted: Mar 22, 2011

Scio Township-based Terumo Cardiovascular Systems must pay a $35 million fine and restrict sales of its medical devices after FDA investigators uncovered violations, including failure to properly investigate an incident in which a patient died. Read more »

Auto manufacturer plans to move 250 jobs to Ypsilanti's ex-Visteon plant by July

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Posted: Feb 20, 2011

The company that bought the former Visteon Plant in Ypsilanti is hoping to move 250 to 300 employees to the site by July after renovations to the 35-acre property. The Ypsilanti Planning Commission has approved the ... Read more »

Thomson-Shore book manufacturer finds perfect fit in purchase of Ann Arbor's Bessenberg Bindery

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Posted: Jan 23, 2011

Former Bessenberg Binding ownerJon Buller hit a winning streak to remember in late October. Around then he struck a deal for his custom binding company to be purchased by Dexter-based specialty publisher Thomson-Shore Inc. The ... Read more »