Gov. Whitmer Announces 195 New Careers in Dundee at Automotive Electronics Manufacturer EOI Pioneer
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December 3, 2021
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Gov. Whitmer Announces 195 New Jobs in Dundee at Automotive Electronics Maker EOI Pioneer
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- $14 million financial investment to establish facility, new producing functions to permit the company to expand its world-wide automotive small business
- Job is firm’s to start with North American automotive functions underscores Michigan’s management in automotive manufacturing


LANSING, Mich. - Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined a team of business, state, and nearby officials today to celebrate the expansion of EOI Pioneer’s functions in the village of Dundee, thanking the automotive electronics manufacturer for investing in Michigan, making new employment for Michiganders and highlighting Michigan’s manufacturing market.
“Michigan’s small business local climate and remarkably experienced producing workforce provide an environment exactly where businesses like EOI Pioneer can grow and thrive, creating very good-paying jobs for Michiganders in Monroe County,” mentioned Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “This is terrific news for functioning people today, their people, and our financial system as we continue our economic jumpstart and put Michigan back to function. With the assistance of providers like EOI Pioneer, we can continue to thrust ahead to make our state’s economy stronger than ever.“
The project is predicted to generate a overall money expense of $14 million and develop up to 195 new work with guidance from the Michigan Strategic Fund. Michigan was chosen for the project in excess of competing web sites in Ohio, Ontario and Tennessee.
Gov. Whitmer made her remarks today at a ribbon-reducing ceremony and tour of the company’s manufacturing facility in Dundee. The challenge has been awarded a $1 million Michigan Company Advancement Software efficiency-primarily based grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund.
EOI Pioneer Inc. is a subsidiary of Excellence Optoelectronics, Inc., a Taiwan-primarily based manufacturer of LED mild resources and electronics assemblies for the automotive field. EOI is observing considerable advancement in its international automotive small business and produced EOI Pioneer to start out manufacturing in North America in 2001.
The enterprise strategies to create new production operations in an current making at its facility in Dundee. The manufacturing spot will be converted to electrostatic discharge and temperature– and humidity–managed clean up enclosure for a cutting-edge electronics producing system to satisfy the rapidly escalating automotive electronics need.
“It’s our purpose to become one of the pioneers of modern light sources in automotive sector, to build value to our consumers, and to make a huge contribution to the globe. Now as we rejoice this facility’s opening, we are quite grateful for our governor, Ms. Gretchen Whitmer, the state of Michigan, MEDC, Monroe County, and the village of Dundee, for the kindness of the help that has been offered,” said EOI Chairman and President Fanny Huang. “We are also extremely grateful for the incentives presented to EOI Pioneer. We will attempt for the good results of our firm and our staff members, as very well as employing our assets to help improve our village, our county, and our state.”
The task builds on Michigan’s management posture in automotive manufacturing and further boosts the state’s function to capitalize on its present mobility, software package, producing, engineering and design and style capabilities to grow Michigan’s technological know-how footprint. The task will also impact the neighborhood region with immediate job growth with a substantial and expanding automotive provider.
EOI thinks in promotion from inside of and delivers its staff members ongoing teaching systems, encouraging hourly staff to just take prospects to turn into senior supervisors or get promoted into other innovative capabilities. EOI also makes use of Michigan Performs! to reach neighborhood expertise in disadvantaged locations and underrepresented staff and is open to helping workers receive obtain to its facility for profession positions.
“Congratulations to the workforce at EOI Pioneer on your tremendous advancement and success. We respect your continued vote of self esteem in our state and in our workforce,” said Quentin Messer, Jr., CEO of the MEDC and President and Chair of the Michigan Strategic Fund. “We’re proud to be a part of our community companions as we celebrate EOI’s expansion in Dundee. We seem ahead to welcoming extra businesses like EOI to Michigan and presenting all the aggressive benefits of Pure Prospect to firms throughout the globe.”
The village of Dundee is supportive of the job and is geared up to give staff help and resources to guide the enterprise as it grows and adds work in the area.
“EOI’s financial investment in our group via this job will add tremendously to the general overall health of Dundee by the development of work opportunities, and subsequently, the improve in paying at our area companies that benefits from those employment. Local businesses are the backbone of our small town and we want nothing at all a lot more than to see them prosper,” said village of Dundee President Andrea Hickey. “On behalf of the Dundee Village Council, our village office staff, and the wonderful citizens of Dundee, I would like to thank our partners at Monroe County, the Monroe County Organization Improvement Corporation, and the state of Michigan, and of program, the workforce at EOI.”
“On behalf of the County of Monroe and the BDC we welcome EOI to Dundee,” said Tim Lake, President and CEO of the Monroe County Organization Advancement Company. “We have liked doing work with the business about the final quite a few weeks and are psyched that they have made the decision to broaden in Dundee. We respect the excellent employment they convey to our group. We glance forward to mutually helpful romance for a lot of several years to arrive.”
For information and facts about professions with EOI, go to right here.
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