Coastal Container Expansion Aided By Local And State Organizations Recent news of the expansion of Holland, Michigan based Coastal Container, (page 1 of the June 6 issue of BCN) de- scribed how the investment of more than $25 million and the creation of more than 60 new jobs — will be trans- formative for the company. Plans call for Coastal’s facility to be expanded by 65,000-square-feet, which will create space for new equipment and manufacturing space to meet increasing demand. The expansion will also be sup- ported by help from six different local and state entities. “Our family has been in the corrugated business for 60 years now,” said Coastal Container CEO Brent Patterson. “In these past couple of years, Coastal has seen tremen- dous growth, which allows us to make this expansion to better serve our customers and community.”
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To support the expansion, the company will add dozens of production and salaried positions with benefits packages and pay averaging $21-$30 per hour. Coastal will receive assistance from numerous orga- nizations, including West Michigan Works, Grand Rapids Community College and the Michigan Department of Transportation. In addition, the Michigan Economic De- velopment Corporation voted to approve a $264,000 performance-based grant to aid the expansion. Holland plans to support the project with a 50-percent property tax abatement. The Michigan Department of Transporta- tion will support the expansion through its Freight Economic Development Program, valued at $995,000. Coastal will install a rail spur for delivery of raw material, which will be delivered in the form of paper rolls instead of corrugated sheets. Coastal estimates the transition from truck deliveries to rail deliveries will elimi- nate the consumption of more than 150,000 gallons of diesel fuel and more than a mil- lion miles of truck traffic from roads per year. “Our environmental footprint and sus- tainability are key elements to our busi- ness,” said Patterson. West Michigan Works will provide a workforce training and hiring plan valued at $77,030, and Grand Rapids Community Col- lege will provide a training program valued at $400,000. The Holland Board of Public Works will also provide an incentive, though the value is undetermined. Coastal was assisted in the expansion process by local economic development agency Lakeshore Advantage.
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