Some good news on the jobs front (Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo: credit, property)

[magellan]

Two GR area employers are getting ready to add jobs.

Company moves Texas manufacturing to Michigan -

Company moves Texas manufacturing to Michigan
by Lynn Stevens | Business Review Western Michigan
Tuesday July 15, 2008, 10:00 AM

When Attwood Corp. decided to move its Lancaster, Texas, marine products manufacturing operations, it looked at expanding either its Forest Park, Ga., or Lowell plants. This time Michigan won.

A $452,000 high-technology tax credit from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority and a $1 million property tax abatement from the city of Lowell helped seal the deal.

Moving Texas operations to Lowell will create 50 jobs at the Lowell plant by 2015 and an estimated 37 indirect jobs, according to the Right Place Inc., the Grand Rapids area's private economic development agency. Attwood presently employs 114 in Lowell.

and

Perrigo plans to expand Michigan headquarters

Perrigo plans to expand Michigan headquarters
Perrigo announces plans to spend $10.5 million to expand facilities and add 400 jobs
July 15, 2008: 02:51 PM EST

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Pharmaceutical company Perrigo Co. said it will expand its facilities in Allegan, Mich., adding 400 jobs and investing $10.5 million as it steps up development of generic drugs.


There was also an announcement that was postponed (but apparently still in the works) of a Chicago company consolidating 500 new employees to a HQ in downtown Kalamazoo.

WKZO NEWS: New Jobs

[suydam]

The 400 jobs are slated to occur over the next 4 years.
I was a little dissapointed to see how long it was going to take to get them