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Auto supplier coming to Jackson, creates 80 jobs

Posted at 2:31 PM, May 02, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-03 07:34:57-04

A Canada-based auto supplier makes a deal to set up shop in Jackson, Michigan next year.

Multimatic Michigan is scheduled to begin production in April 2017, supplying instrument panel beams & other components for the Buick Enclave and Chevy Traverse crossovers, which are made at GM's Grand River Assembly plant in Lansing.

Multimatic Michigan will initially employ roughly 80 production at the 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Hiring as already begun at the plant, and the organization is currently looking to fill more new roles at the facility.

“We’re extremely excited to have a new business come into the city and bring with it new jobs and new tax revenue to help out the community as a whole,” Mayor Bill Jors said. “It’s one more new business and one more piece of good news for Jackson citizens, which is a wonderful thing.”

The city, Enterprise Group and Multimatic have worked behind the scenes for months to make the new development possible, allowing the manufacturer to expand with this new facility.

“Multimatic’s recent decision to locate a facility in Jackson is great news,” said Tim Rogers, president and CEO of the Enterprise Group. “The EG and the city worked in partnership to address all the company’s location criteria. Jackson provided Multimatic with a great location, a skilled workforce and a building that meets their needs. We are excited to welcome a first-class manufacturer to Jackson.”