Manufacturing "not dead yet; not at all" in West Michigan

Lindsey Smith — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:13:14 +0000

At least 35 West Michigan companies are looking to fill manufacturing jobs. The companies were scouting out new workers at a manufacturing job fair in Grand Rapids Monday.

This is the first time Grand Rapids Community College has held a job fair specifically for manufacturers. Michael Kiss has been with the college for 25 years. He’s heads the school’s Department of Manufacturing and Applied Technology. "There's 35 companies here, but probably another 100 that are looking to hire," Kiss said.

He says they decided to host the fair because he’s been flooded with calls from companies this year that are trying to fill jobs in the manufacturing field.

Isn't manufacturing dead?

“It’s not dead yet; not at all,” 40-year old Grand Rapids resident Eric Mallett says about manufacturing.

Michigan manufacturers call for tax cuts

Mark Brush — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:42:35 +0000

The Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) says Michigan is getting it's "butt kicked" when it comes to taxes.

In the Detroit Free Press, the MMA's vice president for government affairs, Mike Johnston, was quoted when talking about personal property taxes on equipment.

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