# Blackmer to build $7.4M manufacturing addition in Grand Rapids, Michigan, adding 54 jobs

Blackmer plans to demolish a dormant foundry building and construct 55,000 sq ft of manufacturing space at its Grand Rapids site, with a total project investment of about $7.4 million and 54 new full-time jobs. The company is seeking a tax exemption that the city commission will consider April 27.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-04-15
- Where: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Value: $7.40M
- Jobs: 54
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 55,000 sq ft additional manufacturing space
- Products: rotary vane pumps, compressors, centrifugal pumps
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [Blackmer](https://endata.com/companies/1400.md)

## Sources

- [mlive.com](https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/04/grand-rapids-manufacturer-seeking-tax-break-for-addition-anticipates-creating-54-jobs.html), 2021-04-15: "Blackmer is seeking a tax exemption to demolish a dormant 48,000 square foot foundry building at 1809 Century Ave. SW and, in its place, construct 55,000 square feet of additional manufacturing space."

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