GENESEE COUNTY The I- 69 International Trade Corridor Next Michigan Development Corporation (NMDC), a regional economic development effort consisting of 35 communities from across St. Clair, Lapeer, Genesee and Shiawassee counties, has granted the first PA 328 Personal Property Tax Exemption to Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, a leading producer, marketer and distributor of highquality branded food products that manufactures pickles, peppers and relish in Imlay City.

The approval marks the first PA 328 exemption granted by a NMDC in the State of Michigan.

Imlay City, along with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Lapeer Development Corporation, has been working to recruit the expansion to Imlay City since early 2012.

In May 2012, the company announced the expansion would occur in Imlay City, Michigan, to consolidate pickle production.

This project will have a very positive impact on the Imlay City and Lapeer County regional economy. We are thrilled that Pinnacle Foods Group LLC has chosen Imlay City for this project, said Patricia Lucas, Executive Director of the Lapeer Development Corporation.

The Imlay City project will increase capacity, upgrade existing manufacturing capabilities, and improve efficiencies. The company will create 29 new jobs at the facility.

These jobs will be added to the current workforce of 249 full-time employees and approximately 300 seasonal positions. Several hundred additional seasonal positions are also expected to be created as a result of the expansion.

We are very grateful for the sup- port of the local community and the state government for making our expansion possible, said Gary Lauber, Plant Manager. We look forward to continued long-term success in Imlay City.

Pinnacle Foods Group utilizes trucking and rail transportation for shipping their products from the facility, qualifying the company as an eligible NMDC business under the terms of PA 328.

This application is the first NMDC-approved project.

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