Jobs, jobs, jobs. Maybe I should get one one of these days, huh?
KENTWOOD – Three different companies are bringing 300 new jobs to Kentwood, bringing to 600 the total number added since March.
Roskam Bakery, Konica-Minolta and Kentwood-based Advanced Packaging will be adding jobs very soon.
Advanced Packaging, which designs and makes cardboard packaging and displays, will create 120 new jobs. They're building a new 425,000-square foot facility on 40th street, and will consolidate two other plants.
Tuesday night, the Kentwood City Commission approved a tax abatement for Roskam Bakery. They plan to add 100 jobs.
Also yesterday, Governor Granholm, in Japan for talks with business executives, announced Konica Minolta will create 81 jobs over the next year. Konica Minolta recently purchased American Litho.
Kentwood Mayor Richard Root believes the city has now replaced all the jobs they lost during the economic downturn in 2001. "We honestly believe we're ahead of the count now, and areawide, we believe that's the best thing that can happen for this entire community."