July 15, 2008
LANSING - Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today issued the following statement on news that Volkswagen AG will not be locating a new manufacturing facility in Michigan.
"We aggressively made a case for why Volkswagen should choose Michigan. Our highly skilled workforce and an unprecedented incentive package capped a full-court press to bring the company's investment to Michigan. We will continue going anywhere and doing anything to bring jobs to Michigan. In fact, today we're heartened by the announcement that Dow Chemical Company has chosen Michigan for the headquarters of its new joint venture, K-Dow that will bring hundreds of jobs to Michigan, and the approval of 13 other new projects in communities around the state. Together, these announcements will result in more than 7,500 jobs for Michigan workers."
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