SAGINAW FUTURE DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER |
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Amigo Mobility International |
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Amigo Mobility International, Inc. is a Bridgeport Charter Township-based manufacturer of mobility equipment. The company, established in 1968, will be adding a building and equipment for printed circuit board manufacturing. Amigo will invest over $2.1 million in the building and $1.2 million in new equipment, and five new jobs will be created as a direct result of the expansion. SFI assisted the company and community with a real property tax incentive.
Amigo Mobility recently announced that Beth Thieme, has been appointed as Amigo’s first female President. Beth is also the company’s current CEO. With over half a century’s worth of experience in designing and manufacturing its product, the company has product lines covering health care, grocery and retail, industrial, government and hospitals.
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218 S. Washington Ave. Saginaw |
Shaheen Development has been a committed, long time investor in Saginaw County and throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region remaining dedicated to the enrichment of our communities. Its most recent project is a new three-story, mixed-use building under construction in Downtown Saginaw. The completed development will be home to first floor commercial tenant, The State Bank, and also include four residential apartments on the upper two floors. The project will result in an investment of $1.25 million and the creation of eight new jobs. Saginaw Future has been working with Shaheen Development to get approval for the plans through the city as well as establishing a Commercial Rehabilitation Act District and application for the incentive. This allows for a property tax freeze to increase the marketability of the commercial space and ensure the project’s success.
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In early April, Justin Lipscomb owner of Moltus Building Group purchased the former Wolfeil’s Ace Hardware building in Hemlock. The building had been vacant for over two years and was an important to the community located at the intersection of M-46 and Hemlock Rd. The owners have been renovating the building and expect to move in around Christmas. Currently, windows and siding are being installed and the development is coming together well. Moltus will be using this as its corporate offices and expect to build on Richland Township owned land in the future.
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Star of the West Milling Co. |
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Star of the West of the West Milling Co. celebrated 150 years in business in 2020 and invested $700,000. Star of the West added a new commercial bake lab and offices, and renovated the balance of space at 121 E. Tuscola in the City of Frankenmuth and SFI is working with the company on an additional major expansion. Star of the West Milling Co. has continued to grow in the past five decades. Expanding from one mill to today's five flour mills in four different states and nine country elevators handling corn, soybeans, processing edible beans and providing local farmers with their crop inputs. The daily flour milling capacity now stands at 33,400 hundredweight (cwts), making Star of the West the 11th largest miller in the United States. |
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Cinderella Inc. is a wholesale distributor of swimming pools, spas, chemicals, and backyard water products, and has operated in the City of Saginaw for 45 years. This year Cinderella is making major renovations to its facility at 1215 S Jefferson Ave., resulting in an investment of $215,000. The project consists of the removal and replacement of the existing exterior, reinstalling windows that were covered up many years ago and extensive interior updates. The company employs approximately 105 full time employees and many additional seasonal employees. SFI assisted the company obtain a facade grant available through the Saginaw Downtown Development Authority.
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Rescue Ministries of
Mid-Michigan
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Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan has been providing services since 1905 to some of the most at-risk populations experiencing homelessness in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Rescue Ministries is much more than a safe shelter for those without one, the staff provides life skills and employment readiness training to help provide a foundation of skills needed to rise up out of poverty and difficult situations. It continues to develop new programs and increase services over the years including the most recently established, Impact Designs. This program will help provide furniture to those who have resided in emergency shelter and are ready to move into a place of their own independent residence. To make this program possible, Rescue Ministries launched a fundraising campaign at the end of 2018 with a goal to raise $600,000. The goal was met and Pumford Construction launched construction on the new 5,000 square foot warehouse at the end of June 2020. SFI assisted with a release of lein on property which allowed Rescue Ministries to build and with getting approval for the plans through the city.
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Homestead Elements is a manufacturing and distribution company focused on well made products that improve quality of life. From organic flooring and top of bed items manufactured at their green certified factory, to GE water filtration systems aiding clean water to Michigan made hand-sanitizer, the company prides itself on the quality and impact of its products. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the company added the distribution of PPE and hand-sanitizer kits and partnered with local companies and other small businesses to manufacture and supply these high demand items. Homestead is also donating a portion of the proceeds from every sale made. Its core business remains quality products for homes, hotels and retail fronts. Click here if you would like to learn more about the company’s products and services related to COVID-19, choose under #5. SFI is assisting the company with government contracting opportunities and woman owned business certification. Homestead has created four jobs, retained its existing workforce and invested $250,000 in the business.
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Just the Essentials (JTE) |
Travis and Jamie York started Just the Essentials in Suite J at Uptown North Main located at 975 N. Main St. in the City of Frankenmuth. The business is an upscale retail operation providing craft beer, fine wine, premium spirits and beverage catering. JTE also has a professional bar in its facility and have special tasting events planned. The project was a $75,000 investment and JTE expects to hire 10-15 employees.
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The Saginaw Sugar Beets is a youth baseball and softball organization that was established in 2017. It recently invested $155,000 to renovate a 10,000 sq. ft. former auto body shop and transformed the site into five batting tunnels, a pitching area with three mounds, and an area used for ground balls and other techniques used in baseball/softball. Located at the corner of W. Genesee Ave. and N. Niagara St., the facility draws hundreds of families throughout the week and weekend as players train throughout the winter. SFI assisted the project by securing a facade grant from the Saginaw Downtown Development Authority. In 2020, the Saginaw Sugar Beets hosted four tournaments in Saginaw County that drew 2,300 families for multi-day events and also hosted an eight-week long fall baseball/softball league that brought 350 families to Saginaw County, including the historic Hoyt Park. The continued support from the City of Saginaw and the Saginaw Chamber of Commerce allow the Sugar Beets to keep Riverfront Saginaw and Hoyt Park as the primary site for future events.
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Saginaw Future Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) assists businesses in identifying and securing government contracts. In the second quarter, the PTAC assisted 29 regional companies that won 218 government contracts valued at more than $4.7 million.
The federal government is a multi-billion 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 this market. We can help your business acquire federal and state government contracts.
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Coming Home Hiring Event this Thanksgiving Holiday |
Join Discover Great Lakes Bay for a virtual networking experience that will offer an opportunity for young professionals who are currently in the region or have left and are interested in coming home. The event will feature world-class employers and representatives who live in our outstanding communities. Go to http://discovergreatlakesbay.com/coming-home/ to view the list of employers and jobs.
When
3-7pm - Monday, November 23rd
Where
Virtual includes chat and video options
Register
We have pivoted to make this year’s event virtual and have partnered with eight regions around the state to host a Back To Michigan week. It is series of virtual networking events, sponsored by Consumers Energy and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
Any young professional with ties to the region or has interest in living and working in the Great Lakes Bay Region is welcome.
The Discover Great Lakes Bay Talent Initiative is a collaboration made up of economic development organizations from Arenac, Bay, Clare, Isabella, Gladwin, Gratiot, Midland and Saginaw Counties.
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Consumers Energy
Just-time delivery.
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Consumers Energy is able to identify energy saving opportunities, answer energy-related questions and help small businesses through its rebate process.
During your visit, Consumers Energy will walk-through your business to discover energy savings opportunities. After gathering the information, Consumers build an easy to follow report detailing your next steps in your energy savings journey. This will help you save even more energy and money by installing additional energy efficiency products.
Consumers can even help you identify energy saving opportunities, answer energy-related questions, and help you through the rebate process, all done safely, over the phone with its Small Business Virtual Energy Coaching Service.
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Saginaw Future's Outstanding Investors! |
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$30,000+ Leadership Circle
Harvey Randall Wickes Foundation
$20,000+ Platinum Partner
$15,000+ Gold Partner
-MSA Ventures
$10,000 + Silver Partner
$5,000 + Bronze Partner
DML Management
$2,500 + Ambassador
Frank N. Andersen Foundation
Saginaw River Development LLC
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Sargent Docks/Saginaw Rock Products
William McNally Family Foundation
$1,000 + SFI Patron
Allen E. and Marie A. Nickless Memorial Foundation
Robert E. Stark & Martin H. Stark Foundation
The Straits Corporation
Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation
Wolohan Realty LLC
$100 + SFI Supporters
A.C. Klopf Inc.
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ForceCo LLC
Jim and Beth (Bernthal) Reindel
PTAC Funding
Sponsors
In-Kind
Local Government Contracts
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Saginaw Future Inc. | 989-754-8222
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