Over 300 New Tech Jobs For Metro Detroit

LANSING, MI—Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporationon on Tuesday announced over 300 new jobs for southeastern Michigan, according to a news release from her office.

Glass producer AGP E-Glass will create 71 high-wage jobs by establishing a tech center in Canton to serve the electric vehicle industries and Serve Electric will expand its current location in Sterling Heights to create 240 jobs, the news release said.

"These projects in Canton and Sterling Heights are creating over 300 hundred good-paying jobs in critical industries and helping us continue our economic jumpstart," Whitmer said in the news release. "Today’s investments will expand economic opportunity for families in Southeast Michigan and build on our leadership in the mobility and electric vehicle spaces, bring high-wage jobs to our residents, and support business growth in our state."

As a company dedicated to shaping the future of mobility through electrification and autonomous driving, AGP E-Glass' expansion into Michigan underscores the state's leadership position in mobility and automotive research and development, the news release said.

The company offers generous benefits, believes strongly in promoting from within and provides opportunities for entry-level employees to explore different technologies, the news release said.

Serve Electric has been expanding and expects to provide pathways for individuals to move vertically within the company, especially 100 of whom they will hire to receive training to become journeyman electricians, the news release said.

"We are grateful for this opportunity to partner with MEDC to further empower Michiganders who are looking to create strong, lasting careers as electricians," Serve Electric CEO Scott Clode said in the news release.