SAGINAW FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
SUMMER 2018
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In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Saginaw Future Inc. (SFI) directly assisted eight projects resulting in nearly $8 million in new investment that is expected to create and retain 213 jobs. In addition, nine regional companies won 105 government contracts valued at $9.3 million.
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UMBRAGROUP S.p.A.
is a high-tech manufacturing company headquartered in Italy with facilities located in Germany and the US Pacific Northwest. In March of this year, UMBRA purchased Thomson Aerospace and Defense from Meggitt. The facility located at 628 N. Hamilton St. in the City of Saginaw. SFI has assisted the company throughout the purchase including the relocation of staff from Italy. The building and equipment are old and worn, so the company plans to make significant investments to improve and update them. SFI is working with the City of Saginaw on incentives to support these investments. SFI also continues to work with employees as they relocate to this area from other UMBRAGROUP locations. Six employees have recently moved to this area, including three from Italy and three from Seattle. UMBRAGROUP manufacturers ball screws and other e-motion technologies for the aerospace, industrial and energy sectors.
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B&P LITTLEFORD
partnered with the Saginaw County Land Bank to continue to clean up its City of Saginaw Facility.
SFI assisted through its administration of the Saginaw County Brownfield Authority, which provided the Saginaw County Land Bank with a loan of up to $800,000 to demolish blighted buildings connected to the company. B&P will invest nearly $500,000 to reconstruct the façade of its building as part of the project. This most recent activity is a continuation of the $1 million EPA Superfund cleanup already completed on the former Baker Perkins industrial complex. B&P has added ten new full-time staff this year, and hopes to continue to expand in the City of Saginaw. B&P Littleford designs and builds a wide spectrum of mixing, drying, compounding, reacting, extracting and centrifugal separation equipment for many different manufacturing applications.
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Saginaw Downtown Development Authority
Board of Directors approved or conditionally approved eight Facade Improvement Grants totaling $30,200. The grant has a minimum 50/50 match requirement. Recipients include:
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Mobile Medical Response
(MMR) purchased 4305 State St. in Saginaw Charter Township and now houses its Human Resources, Billing, Finance and Corporate Compliance staff.
With renovations, the total investment will be $510,000 with 35 employees relocating to State Street. Renovations at the Washington Ave. building are underway with $60,000 invested to create three classrooms for training programs.
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Dixie Highway Reconstruction project secured an additional $1 million to fund a stretch of road from I-75 to Airport Rd
. The highway reconstruction will extend to Junction Rd. and will be funded by $2 million from the
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration. It will be matched by $1 million in state grants, $400,000 from the Bridgeport DDA and $600,000 from the Saginaw County Road Commission.
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Acoustical Land LLC plans to construct a 12,000 sq. ft. facility in Buena Vista Township, which has been approved by the Township. The company plans to build three additional buildings of 5,000 sq. ft., 12,000 sq. ft. and 30,000 sq. ft. The developer is also the owner of
RollerGard, a growing business that uses the highest quality materials and ever-improving technology to create a sustainable solution to protect skates.
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Superior Vault Company located in the Village of Merrill, is in the midst of an expansion that would involve demolition of an existing building and construction of new space used for vault warehousing. The company manufactures burial vaults along with providing cremation services. The estimated investment in the new building and a retort furnace is $150,000. SFI assisted Superior and the Village with a tax incentive.
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T-And-S Construction
is a small, minority owned, disadvantaged business that primarily works in residential, but is expanding into the commercial market.
T-And-S Construction purchased and is renovating 1322 E. Genesee Ave. for a total investment of $108,300 and 17 jobs created and retained. SFI assisted the company with site selection, information on employee training through the Going Pro Initiative and a potential brownfield plan.
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Bayne’s Apple Farm
was purchased by new owners in 2017, who completed a store interior remodel, and added a new deck overlooking the flats and recreational areas.
Bayne’s also renovated a house to host corporate events and gatherings. SFI referred them to the Go Great team and they have been included in regional advertising. SFI also connected owners with the state officials to learn about product licensing.
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Save the Date Young Professionals - Discover your opportunity to connect with world class employers from the region. The “Coming Home” mixer will feature FREE craft beers brewed in the region, awesome appetizers and more. It will be held at Saginaw Valley State University Banquet Rooms on Wednesday, November 21st, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
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Saginaw Future's Outstanding Contributors!
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$30,000+
$4,000-8,000
$40-300
Local Government Contracts
- County of Saginaw $200,000
- City of Saginaw $102,500
- Buena Vista Charter Township DDA $12,000
- City of Frankenmuth $6,125
- Saginaw Charter Township $6,000
- Thomas Township $6,000
- Kochville Township DDA $3,000
- Tittabawassee Township $3,000
- Bridgeport Charter Township DDA $2,000
- Carrollton Township $1,800
- Village of St. Charles $1,000
- Village of Chesaning $600
- Chesaning Township $500
- City of Zilwaukee $500
- Richland Township $500
- Village of Birch Run $500
- Village of Merrill $500
- Spaulding Township $400
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$10,000-20,000
$2,000-3,999
$301-999
- A.C. Klopf Inc.
- Absolute! Building Maintenance
- Air Advantage, LLC
- AKT Peerless
- Al-Fe Heat Treating
- Alloy Construction Service, Inc.
- American Maintenance and Cleaning Services
- Andrews, Hooper & Pavlik PLC
- Art Sample Furniture
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
- John & Stephanie Bauer
- Braun Kendrick
- Chesaning Manufacturing Co./dba Jetool.
- Cinderella Inc.
- Dale Carnegie Training
- Deisler Funeral Home
- Duro-Last, Inc.
- Emil Rummel Agency, Inc.
- Employee Benefit Resources
- Firehouse Soft Wash
- Freeland Bean & Grain
- Gardner, Provenzano, Thomas & Luplow P.C.
- Gosen Tool & Machine, Inc.
- Great Lakes Loons
- Hi-Tech Optical Inc.
- Horizons Conference Center
- Howard Structural Steel, Inc.
- InCal Technologies
- Steve & Ann Jonas
- King Communications
- Local 85 Plumbers, Steamfitters and HVACR Service
- MacDonald Broadcasting Corp.
- Mahar Tool Supply Company, Inc.
- Masud Labor Law Group
- Mercantile Bank
- Mid-Michigan Area Labor Council
- Mistequay Group, Ltd.
- NBS Commercial Interiors
- Nelson Trane
- Norton + Kidd Accounting & Consulting, P.C.
- Orchid Bridgeport
- R.C. Hendrick & Son, Inc.
- Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal
- Saginaw Medical Federal Credit Union
- Schaefer & Bierlein Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat
- Severance Tool Industries, Inc.
- SPACE, Inc.
- Delena Spates-Allen
- Spaulding Manufacturing Inc.
- The State Bank
- Trademark Commercial
- UMBRAGROUP S.p.A.
- United Financial Credit Union
- Wineman Technology, Inc.
- The Wirt-Rivette Group
- Wm. F. Nelson Electric, Inc.
- WTA Architects
- Zatkoff Seals & Packings
- Zehnder & Associates, PC
- Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth
Sponsors
In-Kind
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