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Since our formation in late 1997, the St. Joseph County EDC has been directly involved in projects that have attracted over $27 million in state and federal grants and incentives, over $167million in private investment and $624,000 in job training dollars. Our efforts have helped create 1,218 jobs and another 2,505 jobs in other sectors of the economy. New payroll added exceeds $28 million with multipliers pushing this figure to nearly $38 million.
We are proud of these accomplishments and would like to remind visitors to this site that this is merely a portion of the overall investment activity in our county. The communities of Sturgis and Three Rivers have professional economic development staff working on projects that have created additional jobs and wealth in our county. The Villages of Constantine, Centreville, Burr Oak, Colon, White Pigeon and Mendon have also closed deals that have resulted in new jobs and investment. |
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1998 |
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St. Joseph County Manufacturers Council was formed as part of the EDC. |
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Vanguard Industries, Inc. (Colon, Michigan) |
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$690,000 CDBG |
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$2 million private investment |
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69 new jobs |
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Centurion Vehicles, LLC (White Pigeon, Michigan) |
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$536,400 CDBG |
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$3 million private investment |
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54 new jobs |
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1999 |
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ECM Corporation (Mendon, Michigan) |
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$2.4 million tax exempt industrial development revenue bond |
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8 new jobs |
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Nations Trailer (Burr Oak, Michigan) |
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$400,000 private investment |
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10 new jobs |
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2000 |
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W.E. Slitt Company (Three Rivers, Michigan) |
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$1.5 million private investment |
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6 new jobs |
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American Axle & Manufacturing (Three Rivers, Michigan) |
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$18.8 million incentive package from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) |
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$3.3 million private investment |
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220 new jobs |
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Eaton Corporation (Three Rivers, Michigan) |
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$379,000 incentive package from the MEDC |
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$3.3 million private investment |
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20 new jobs |
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2001 |
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St. Joseph County Benchmark Study completed by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research |
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2002 |
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St. Joseph Valley Agriculture Council was formed as part of the EDC |
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Lear Corporation (Mendon, Michigan) |
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$3.3 million incentive package from the MEDC |
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$8.1 million private investment |
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325 new jobs |
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Universal Forest Products (White Pigeon, Michigan) |
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$3.2 million incentive package from the MEDC |
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$5.9 million private investment |
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100 new jobs |
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2003 |
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Partnership formed with the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center - Region 11 to provide business plan review and counseling services at Glen Oaks Center for Business Development |
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American Axle & Manufacturing (Three Rivers, Michigan) |
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$565,000 CDBG |
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$28 million in private investment |
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60 new jobs |
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Partnership formed with the Village of Constantine to help administer their Constantine Commerce Center business accelerator |
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Link Michigan |
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The ASK region (Allegan County, St. Joseph County, and Kalamazoo County) received a $65,000 grant with a $20,000 match from the St. Joseph County EDC to study the area's broadband capabilities. |
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2004 |
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Partnership formed with the City of Sturgis, Sturgis Township, LaGrange County (Indiana) and the St. Joseph County EDC to commission a study analyzing the development potential of the I-80/90 interchange near Sturgis |
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The creation of a countywide Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and receipt of a $400,000 assessment grant for the purpose of identifying contaminated properties. |
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2005 |
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Lear Corporation (Mendon, Michigan)
$561,000 CDBG
$10,350,000 in private investment
51 new jobs |
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Owens-Illinois (Constantine, Michigan)
$56,000 job training grant |
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Weyerhaeuser (Three Rivers, Michigan)
$6,700,000 in private investment |
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TH Plastics (Mendon, Michigan)
$77,500 job training grant |
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USDA Grant (Three Rivers, Michigan
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$35,000 USDA |
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2006 |
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Fiber By-Products (Mottville Twp., Michigan)
$3,000,000 in private investment
37 new jobs |
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Silver Crown (White Pigeon, Michigan)
$633,800 in private investment
25 new jobs |
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Lear Corporation (Mendon, Michigan)
$250,000 CDBG
$3,700,000 in private investment
124 new jobs |
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Moreland Int'l (Three Rivers, Michigan)
$595,000 in private investment
22 new jobs |
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Core Tech 3 (Three Rivers, Michigan)
$250,000 in private investment
13 new jobs |
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American Metal Fab (Three Rivers, Michigan)
$5,850 job training grant |
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Universal Forest (White Pigeon, Michigan)
$22,000 job training grant |
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Banks Hardwoods (Mottville Twp., Michigan)
$3,174 job training grant |
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2007 |
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United Specialties (Mottville Twp., Michigan)
$300,000 in private investment
45 new jobs |
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Dexter Chassis Group (White Pigeon, Michigan)
$180,000 CDBG
$250,000MDOT
$10,000,000 in private investment
$20,000 job training grant
29 new jobs |
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612 East Main Street, Centreville, Michigan 49032
e-mail: info@sjcedc.com - phone: 269.467.5663 - fax: 269.467.5641 |
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