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Posted May 17, 2012 in News
ZEELAND, MI -- (Marketwire) -- 05/16/2012 -- Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and camera-based driver-assist systems for the automotive industry, commercial fire protection products and dimmable aircraft windows, has announced that it is supplying auto-dimming mirrors with a new, camera-based driver-assist system for the 2013 Ford Explorer.
The new Gentex driver-assist system uses a multi-function camera combined with algorithmic decision-making to perform Automatic High-Beam Control, Lane Keeping and Driver Alert. The system was developed in conjunction with Mobileye®, the global pioneer in the development of vision-based driver-assistance systems.
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Posted May 14, 2012 in News
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Grand Rapids region added 2,951 manufacturing jobs in the last two years.
That 5 percent increase reflected the pace of job growth across the Midwest over the period, according to a new report from the Brookings Institute.
The "Locating American Manufacturing: Trends in the Geography of Production" report found that between 2000 and 2010 both the Midwest and the South lost about 34 percent of their manufacturing jobs, but the Midwest saw a manufacturing job gain of 5.2 percent while the South saw a gain of 2.2 percent from 2010 to 2011. The national average was 2.7 percent.
Grand Rapids-Wyoming’s 62,044 manufacturing jobs accounted for 15.7 percent of the workforce in 2011, and put the region – made up of Kent, Barry, Ionia and Newaygo counties – third on a list of highest percentage of workforce out of the country’s top metropolitan regions.
The Holland-Grand Haven ranked fifth nationally in the concentration of manufacturing jobs with 26.4 percent of its workforce employed in the industry.
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Posted May 08, 2012 in News
A Holland Township industrial building under construction now is unremarkable in its raw size — 22,500 square feet, with space to double its size. But as the first spec industrial building area Realtors have seen in years, it’s a sign of growing industry that is bread and butter for Holland workers.
Lakewood Development and Lakewood Construction Co. are building a facility on speculation at 2262 112th Ave. in Holland Township.
Demand for industrial space is topping supply for the first time in years in the Holland area, said Tom Postma, principal of Colliers International real estate group in Holland.
“Anytime you see people building new buildings, that’s a good sign,” said Todd Steen, an economics professor at Hope College. “(Business owners) feel good about the future. Not only do they feel good about it, they feel good enough about it to put their money behind it.”
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Posted May 08, 2012 in News
Read about how Holland-Grand Haven was selected as one of the Best Small Cities in NewGeography's rankings.
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Posted May 03, 2012 in News
HOLLAND, Mich. (WZZM) - This year Tulip Time may not have as many flowers as in the past but organizers are proud that it will be using green technology. The festival has switched to electric and hybrid vehicles for one of its biggest parades.
The four electric car charging stations in downtown Holland will be part of the Tulip Time show next week.
"We're the first in the country to convert a traditional parade from gas powered vehicles to hybrid," says Gwen Auwerda, Executive Director of the Tulip Time Festival.
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