Weeks
of April 9-15, 2007 |
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A supplier of
interior parts for automakers such as Toyota and General Motors,
Toyota Boshoku started its Michigan operations in 2001 with a small
office in Ann Arbor and has rapidly expanded its Michigan operations
since that time. In January, the company purchased a new building
in the Novi Corporate Campus to house its growing Technical Center,
which will eventually occupy 70,000 square feet of office space.
Toyota Boshoku America and its affiliated and joint venture companies operate 19 manufacturing plants that employ more than 5,800 people in America. |
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I
am pleased to announce that Toyota Boshoku America will expand its
Technical Center in Novi. The company currently employs 140 in Michigan,
and it projects that its Michigan workforce will grow to more than
200 by 2010, with most of the new hires made up of engineers and
professional staff.
Continued
commitment and investments by companies like Toyota Boshoku are
important as we maintain our efforts to diversify our economy and
create jobs here in Michigan. Toyota Boshoku's expansion and the
expansion of the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor last year,
along with new investments here by General Motors and Ford, will
help grow and ensure our status as the automotive capital of the
world and the global leader in automotive research and development.