New Magna plant in Michigan could include workforce training
Tom Henderson
Magna Electric Vehicle Structures
The new state-of-the art facility to build battery enclosures for GM’s new GMC Hummer EV.
Two delayed development projects now back on track are bringing relief, a sense of optimism and, more importantly, hundreds of jobs to the city and county of St. Clair, Mich., which have been hard hit by the pandemic recession.
According to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget, the county had an unemployment rate of 9.8 percent in December, the fifth worst rate of the state s 83 counties.
One is a project delayed almost a year because of the pandemic, the renovation and expansion of the iconic and long-shuttered St. Clair Inn on the St. Clair River, where construction has resumed. Owner Jeff Katofsky says he has bookings for weddings and other events scheduled throughout the year and hopes to be open for business in April.