Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Tuesday to announce three investments by Magna in St. Clair, Highland Park, and Shelby Charter Township with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. In total, the projects are expected to generate a capital investment of more than $526 million and create 1,569 jobs for Michigan residents.
In St. Clair, Magna Electric Vehicle Structures employees along with St. Clair County stakeholders joined to celebrate the expansion of their location. They are adding 740,00 square-feet to their St. Clair facility, and the expansion of their operations at the plant will bring an additional 920 new jobs to St. Clair County.
Magna currently has 13 open positions listed on the St. Clair County EDA’s Hot Jobs website, ranging from Maintenance positions to Human Resources to Engineers.
During the press conference at Magna, Dan Casey, St. Clair County EDA President and CEO, said they would be working with multiple organizations to assist Magna with filling open positions.
Casey also said, “The confidence Magna has shown in our community for this expansion is a tribute to our region’s strong automotive manufacturing success and DNA. We are on the cusp of growing EV industry trends across the globe, and St. Clair County is glad to be a small part of the industry’s growth, as well as ensuring mobility and electric diversification in our region that will provide jobs for our residents for years to come.”
St. Clair Mayor, Bill Cedar said, “The City of St. Clair is very excited to have won this significant project. So many states and communities are competing for projects in the growing EV sector. I’m extremely proud of our city council, county officials and economic development partners for aggressively competing to win the
Magna project.”
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
