Opportunity bythe Barrels Since Rockford-based Byrne – an industry leader in power
and data solutions – opened their Lakeview facility back in 2016, the question they get the most is, “What’s up with all the pickles?” Known to employees and customers alike as Pickle Docks, the Byrne facility is built on the same site as an old factory originally owned by the Michigan Pickle Company and later purchased by Heinz. The factory closed its doors over 50 years ago – and the town has been waiting since then for someone to reclaim and revitalize the land. The pickle business had supplied a great many jobs for the community and was responsible for helping to put this Michigan town on the map. Located on the south side of scenic Tamarack Lake, the waterfront factory was dubbed “The Pickle Docks” by locals. Today, decades later, Byrne’s latest development has breathed new life into the property and the town of Lakeview with a 15,000 square foot manufacturing and collaborative workspace.
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