Grand Rapids company returns from bankruptcy, possibly with dozens of jobs
In an era when many economists say West Michigan’s industrial age is over, one Grand Rapids entrepreneur has proven them wrong by resurrecting a bankrupt company, landing a Chrysler contract, and employing 30 people—and he says that’s just the beginning.
In an era when many economists say West Michigan’s industrial age is over, one Grand Rapids entrepreneur has proven them wrong by resurrecting a bankrupt company, landing a Chrysler contract, and employing 30 people—and he says that’s just the beginning.
According to excerpts from the story:
Art Bott Sr. is putting his money where his mouth is — and where his heart was before he retired.
“We have a wonderful workforce in western Michigan. It’s very talented, it’s under-utilized … These people need jobs,” said Bott, the owner — again — of Grand Rapids Plastics.
Bott, 73, thought he had retired in 2001 when he sold Grand Rapids Plastics. A year and a half later, the injection molding company on Roger B. Chaffee Boulevard in Wyoming was bankrupt and ceased production.
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