Automotive electronics manufacturer EOI Pioneer is expanding operations in the village of Dundee, Michigan, creating up to 195 new jobs.
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Governor Whitmer made her remarks at a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour of the company's manufacturing facility in Dundee.
"Michigan's business climate and highly skilled manufacturing workforce provide an environment where businesses like EOI Pioneer can grow and thrive, creating good-paying jobs for Michiganders in Monroe County," said Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
"This is great news for working people, their families, and our economy as we continue our economic jumpstart and put Michigan back to work. With the help of companies like EOI Pioneer, we can continue to push forward to make our state's economy stronger than ever."
The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of $14 million and create up to 195 new jobs with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. Michigan was chosen for the project over competing sites in Ohio, Ontario and Tennessee.
EOI Pioneer Inc. is a subsidiary of Excellence Optoelectronics, Inc., a Taiwan-based manufacturer of LED light sources and electronics assemblies for the automotive industry. EOI is seeing substantial growth in its global automotive business and created EOI Pioneer to begin manufacturing in North America in 2001.
The company plans to establish new manufacturing operations in an existing building at its facility in Dundee. The manufacturing area will be converted to electrostatic discharge and temperature- and humidity-controlled clean enclosure for a cutting-edge electronics manufacturing process to fulfill the rapidly growing automotive electronics demand.
The project builds on Michigan's leadership position in automotive manufacturing and further boosts the state's work to capitalize on its existing mobility, software, manufacturing, engineering and design capabilities to grow Michigan's technology footprint. The project will also impact the local region with immediate job growth with a large and expanding automotive supplier. ■