Pittsfield Twp. – Wacker Chemical Corporation will build a $51 million innovation center and regional headquarters for its North American operations in Pittsfield Charter Township near Ann Arbor.
It is expected to add 70 new jobs, according a news release from the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Capacity at the new headquarters will be more than 300 employees. This will include workers relocating from Wacker’s current regional headquarters in Adrian as well as the new jobs to be created over the next five years.
Manufacturing of elastomers, silicone fluids and silicone emulsions will continue in Lenawee County with about two-thirds of that location’s current employees remaining at that site.
According to reporting by Crain’s Detroit Business, Wacker is receiving a $1 million grant from the Michigan Business Development Program through the Michigan Strategic Fund as part of the project. Pittsfield Township is providing a 50-percent property tax cut to attract the new construction.
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