MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Eaton Corporation plans to expand at its facility in Marshall, to include a new lab for conducting development, environmental, validation, and durability testing for a wide range of EV components.
Those components include power electronics, battery protection systems, power connections, inverters, converters, and power distribution systems, and the remodeling of office space.
Eaton is also looking at 100 positions focused on electrification research, which will include a mix of new hires and legacy employees transitioning to EV across its Marshall, Southfield and Canton Township locations.
The expansion with help from the the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of more than $20 million and create those 100 high-wage jobs in mobility and high-tech innovation.
“Eaton has a long history with Marshall and has continued to be an outstanding community partner with their ongoing financial support for community events and Marshall Public Schools,” said Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance CEO James Durian. “We are excited that they are expanding again locally and creating new jobs and investments in the area of electrification research and e-Mobility.”
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