Investment in Eaton Rapids Enables Expansion and New Jobs

A $52,040 Community Development Block Grant from the federal government combined with a $13,010 donation from the City of Eaton Rapids will secure electrical upgrades enabling a local manufacturer add 25 workers and a 10,000-square-foot expansion to its facility.

According to experts from the article:

An electrical upgrade for the city's southern industrial park will allow a local manufacturer to nearly double its work force.

Precision Prototype and Manufacturing Inc., which makes specialized metal and composite parts for the military, aerospace, furniture and other industries, expects to hire 25 workers as a result of a 10,000-square-foot expansion to its facility at 500 Marlin Ave.

The plant, now at 20,000 square feet, employs 27, including 10 hired in the last three months, President Ron Taylor said Monday.The work will create a backup power source and allow Precision to expand its heavy metal fabrication.

"If the electricity goes down, I lose $5,000 an hour," Taylor said. "This makes it easier for us to add the building and the equipment."

Precision is buying $4 million in new equipment.

In all, the company is making a $5.3 million investment, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

Workers at the plant make an average of about $12 per hour, with some workers making up to $17 per hour, Taylor said.

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