Muskegon County will welcome a supplier’s new U.S. headquarters following the company’s consolidation of sites in Ohio and Michigan.
M. Argueso and Company is a German-owned supplier of wax blends and adhesives and will expand an existing facility in Norton Shores, adding manufacturing equipment and operations.
It’s a $33 million dollar investment expected to add 20 new jobs to the company’s 95 current employees.
In Newaygo County, Slate Property LLC plans to redevelop an existing two-story commercial property in downtown Hesperia with $700,000 of capital investment and a state grant of more than $227,000.
There will be three housing units on the second floor; the first-floor tenant is Bob’s Drugs, a family-owned business serving the community for generations.
City leaders say the project will change the look and feel of the downtown, and hopefully create momentum for future growth in Hesperia.