To reach that goal the Environmental Protection Agency is setting customized targets for each state.
Manufacturing
The Grand Rapids-based company, called Magnetation, is extracting iron ore from what has been considered waste rock left over from decades of earlier mining operations.
Willing to boldly go where no manufacturer has gone before.
Exports of manufactured goods climbed to a new high, but exports overall ticked down following modest increases in recent years.
National sales tied to the recreational boating industry increased amid higher demand and the introduction of new products.
Cargill significantly expanded capacity at a Vietnam plant, a move that will result in the addition of roughly 50 jobs.
Although local manufacturing executives are more confident in their firms’ future than they have been during the last six years, they are also concerned about health care costs, government policies, and a worker shortage.
The company said planned improvements to its existing Bayport facility will bring jobs that pay an average of $19 an hour, plus benefits.
While the diversified manufacturer fell just short of analysts’ expectations for sales and earnings, it saw revenue gains in most areas, led by growth in its health care products.
The FDA sent a warning letter to American Medical Systems, identifying issues related to “process validation, risk analysis, and corrective and preventive action procedures.”
Segetis, Inc., will pay for about 70 percent of its new Iron Range plant and will receive $21.2 million in support from the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board.
Apogee Enterprises’ full-year revenue totaled $771.4 million and the company hopes to reach $1 billion by 2016.
After making a $10 million equity investment in CyVek, Inc., Techne Corporation said it plans to acquire the entire company if it meets certain performance benchmarks.
HexFuel plans to have 150 employees at a new Hastings plant and might double that headcount within several years.
Polaris said the acquisition of the powersports accessories manufacturer will bolster its growing parts, garments, and accessories business.
The 3D printing giant said it will purchase Solid Concepts, Inc., for up to $295 million but didn’t disclose Harvest Technologies’ purchase price.
Five companies are dipping into a newly approved fund that the state is using to encourage businesses to boost local job growth and investments.
TRW Automotive said that a contract it recently landed is driving its expansion in Minnesota.