ReNu Wireless USA opened an office in Roseville earlier this year and is looking to hire a couple of dozen people right now.
The Roseville-based business specializes in refurbishing and re-manufacturing smartphones and other mobile devices. The new company is a joint venture between ReNu WG Holdings and IWH Cornerstone, which are based in Florida and Michigan, respectively.
ReNu Wireless USA opened in Roseville and recently received a $900,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant from the state of Michigan. In exchange for the grant, ReNu Wireless USA is pledging to invest $5.3 million in building out its facility and to create up to 228 jobs over the next three years.
"It made sense to utilize the space we already had," says Jeff Litman, president & CEO of
ReNu Wireless USA. "In addition there is the opportunity for us to find local talent."
ReNu Wireless USA has already hired 15 people in Roseville and has 25 job openings now. Those positions are all bench technicians that will help refurbish mobile devices. Litman says the company expects to have a staff of 150 employees by the end of next year to keep up with the demand for mobile-device repair.
"There are a lot of opportunities in the pipeline for us to repair products in the wireless space," Litman says.
Source: Jeff Litman, president & CEO of ReNu Wireless USA
Writer: Jon Zemke
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