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(WWJ) Hundreds of new jobs are coming to Detroit after Chicago-based insurance company Clearcover announced plans to invest $5 million in the city, and the state announced a training grant for a major manufacturing company.
That investment will come with 300 new high-wage jobs as Clearcover opens a second office here after the state approved nearly $4 million in incentives. Detroit was chosen over sites in Indiana and Wisconsin.
Get information about a job on Clearcover's website HERE.
Additionally, Detroit Manufacturing Systems won a $1.5 million grant from the state to help the company with training for high-tech jobs.
Detroit Manufacturing Systems is a minority-owned supplier specializing in building instrument panels. The company's CEO is saying the grant will not only help Detroit manufacturing, but it will mean growth opportunities for talented individuals who will rise with the organization.
Headquartered in Detroit, the company has more than 800 employees in Michigan and 1,200 in the U.S. DMS has secured long-term contracts with new and existing customers, which has vastly expanded its customer base and diversified its product offerings. The company plans to repurpose its existing facility in Detroit and also diversify and expand its capabilities to market to other industry segments.
A large focus for this project is the transformation of the company’s existing and new workforce into the next generation of skilled workers. This investment in new technology will result in skilled operators of advanced machinery and equipment, robotics and other automation technology.
“At Detroit Manufacturing Systems, we are creating a culture of serving and empowering others to grow, rise, and give back to accelerate a positive change in the world. That is at the core of who we are at Detroit Manufacturing Systems, which is why we are so excited and appreciative of this grant from the State of Michigan,” said Bruce Smith, Chairman and CEO of Detroit Manufacturing Systems. “This grant enables us to invest in people in an underserved area of Detroit providing economic and growth opportunities for talented individuals who will rise with us as an organization.”
Michigan was chosen over a competing site in Toledo, Ohio. Detroit plans to offer personnel, financial or economic assistance in support of the project.