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Toyota opens second facility in Michigan, adds 400 jobs
http://www.autoblog.com/ 2008/ 10/ 10/ toyota-opens-second-facility-in-michigan-adds...Filed under: Toyota Michigan has been begging for good news from the auto industry lately, and the Great Lakes state got some from a company that was once considered public enemy number one. Toyota has officially opened a brand new $187 million technical center in York Township that will provide 400 more jobs to the beleaguered state while giving the Japanese automaker additional manpower to develop more new vehicles for North America. The York Township facility will compliment the 700-person Toyota research and development center in Ann Arbor that has been operational since 1997.
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Toyota opens second facility in Michigan, adds 400 jobs
http://www.dutchinfonetwork.com/index.php/2008/10/toyota-ope...Filed under: ToyotaMichigan has been begging for good news from the auto industry lately, and the Great Lakes state got some from a company that was once considered public enemy number one. Toyota has officially opened a brand new $187 million technical center in York Township that will provide 400 more jobs to the beleaguered state while giving the Japanese automaker additional manpower to develop more new vehicles for North America. The York Township facility will compliment the 700-person Toyota research and development center in Ann Arbor that has been operational since 1997. The Ann Arbor facility has performed R&D duties for various vehicle including the Avalon, Tundra, Sienna and upcoming Venza. The added jobs at the new facility only represents a small portion of the thousands of jobs Michigan residents have lost over the past decade, but having an automotive force like Toyota investing in your state is a very good start, indeed. [Source: Toyota] Continue reading Toyota opens second facility in Michigan, adds 400 jobsPermalink | Email this | Comments
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