COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A Kalamazoo County manufacturing firm has been awarded a $2.5 million performance-based state grant for an expansion that should create at least 125 new jobs and a $70 million investment.
Landscape Forms, Inc., which creates furniture for outdoor spaces, will construct a new facility to expand its manufacturing capacity in to their existing operations in Comstock Township. The company has been recognized for providing benefits such as an in-house certified welding academy and state-certified apprenticeship programs for machinists and industrial maintenance.
The grant is from the Michigan Strategic Fund and was announced Tuesday as part of seven projects that are expected to create more than 1,300 jobs, retain more than 2,000, and secure up to $1.8 billion in investment for communities in Wayne, Washtenaw, Oakland, Kent, and Kalamazoo counties.
“Landscape Forms has been a Michigan-based company since its inception over 55 years ago. We value our partnership with the State of Michigan as the support provided was pivotal in our decision to expand our campus in Comstock Twp./Kalamazoo,” said CEO Marjorie Simmons. “The new state of the art, sustainable manufacturing facility will allow us to attract and retain top manufacturing talent in Michigan to support our future growth.
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