President of the
Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) Bob Trezise, has called it possibly the largest new manufacturer adding new jobs, and building a new, very large facility in the Lansing region in the last 15 years. With 400 new jobs and plans for $75 million investment in Delta Township, Norplas Industries, Inc. has announced plans to build a new, 350,000 square foot manufacturing facility.
The company is a manufacturing division of
Magna Exteriors and Interiors. The new plant will be a state-of-the-art robotic paint line and injection molding, tier one, manufacturing facility. The Michigan Strategic Fund Board approved $2 million in economic incentives for the project. Additional incentives and assistance from Delta Township and LEAP will also be a part of the development.
"We believe this development will have additional spinoff within the automotive sector," says Talent & Communications Director for LEAP, Sara Graham, "and possibly bring additional companies to our area."
In terms of a timeline for the project, Graham says LEAP anticipates construction will begin in late spring or early summer.
"The company has expressed urgency to move the process forward," she says.
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