Bill Gates-backed glass maker LuxWall plans $166M expansion, 453 jobs in Michigan

[Airforceguy]

Great economic win for Michigan. I wonder where the Detroit plant would be located.


Bill Gates-backed glass maker LuxWall plans $166M expansion, 453 jobs in Michigan

Ypsilanti-based LuxWall Inc. is considering sites in Detroit and Litchfield Township, near Hillsdale, for what is being called the "world's first high volume vacuum insulated glass production facilities," according to a briefing memo from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. The project in Litchfield calls for renovating two buildings totaling 216,000 square feet for a plant that would produce 200,000 windows annually and create 111 jobs. In Detroit, the company is evaluating sites for a 280,000-square-foot plant that would churn out 600,000 units per year and add 342 jobs. The jobs would pay an average wage of $1,653 per week plus benefits.


LuxWall was also considering sites in Indiana and Ohio for the project, according to the MEDC, which recommended a $6 million performance-based grant that was approved by the Michigan Strategic Fund board Tuesday. Officials said the grant was necessary to offset incentives proposals and lower industrial electricity rates of the other states.


“We are thrilled to be earning this significant investment by LuxWall as we continue to position Michigan as a leader in clean technology and highly advanced manufacturing,” said Quentin Messer Jr., CEO of the MEDC and president and chair of the Michigan Strategic Fund.

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/manufa...166m-expansion

[Jimaz]

Thermos bottle insulation for windows. Hmm. Sounds like a winner.

[401don]

Great economic win for Michigan. I wonder where the Detroit plant would be located.

According to Freep, Gilbert is also involved. He would construct the building, possibly on land he owns near Southwestern High.It's a small gov't incentive when you consider the wages it will pay and it doesn't have the negative environmental impact of the battery plant.
https://www.freep.com/story/money/bu...t/70461756007/

[renf]

Thank you very much for posting the July post about the Bill Gates
innovative glass plant that will operate in the Delray neighborhood.
I missed or totally overlooked this July post. It appears that the
number of jobs in Detroit is now increasing. The Census Bureau
provides an annual estimate of how many jobs are located in
each incorporated place.
Thanks

[401don]

Posted this on the other thread. Not sure how it got it's own thread also.