Weiss Equipment is expanding its footprint in the City of Frankenmuth with a new dual-purpose warehouse and shop. The family-owned and operated company is a provider of outdoor power products, such as off-road vehicles, residential lawn and power equipment and more. The new building will allow the use of overhead cranes to increase process efficiency. The Weiss expansion is expected to result in an investment of $2.5 million and the creation of two to three jobs.

SFI assisted the project by convening a meeting with Frankenmuth leaders, Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Consumers Energy was also inolved to ensure the level of power is available and conversations with Michigan Department of Transportation on logistics has been initiated. Photo courtesy of Weiss Equipment.

Saginaw Future Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) assists businesses in identifying and securing government contracts. In the second quarter, the PTAC assisted 28 regional companies that won 166 government contracts valued at nearly $8 million.

The federal government is a multibillion-dollar purchaser of goods and services. States and local governments are also major purchasers of products and services. To ensure that Saginaw County businesses have access to these contracts, the Region 5 PTAC was created. The organization is a sub-center of the Northwest Michigan PTAC and services Saginaw, Arenac, Bay, Clare, Isabella, Gladwin, Gratiot and Midland Counties. Housed at Saginaw Future offices, the PTAC can help you understand and take advantage of government contracting opportunities. By expanding your market, your firm will become more diversified and strengthen your customer base. The Saginaw Future PTAC provides NO FEE assistance to businesses that are interested in tapping into this market.

On October 1, 2022, the Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) and Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) transitioned from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to the Office of Small Business Programs. This move will allow the Department to integrate these centers into broader industry engagement activities and leverage them to provide support to suppliers looking to do business with the Department and other federal agencies. The PTACs have also been rebranded as APEX Accelerators. The Department’s APEX Accelerators are located in fifty states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands and have ninety-six locations. These Accelerators will keep helping American businesses pursue contracts with federal, state, and local governments by assisting with various registration and eligibility requirements, identification of contract opportunities, preparation for applications and submission of bids.