# LJ Inc. to build autonomous dredge manufacturing plant in Venice Township, Michigan

LJ Inc. is buying 50 acres in Venice Township, Michigan to construct a 150,000-square-foot facility for manufacturing autonomous dredges. The project involves $18.25 million capital investment and is expected to create 250 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-04-26
- Where: Venice Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States
- Value: $18.3M
- Jobs: 250
- Status: announced
- Products: autonomous dredges
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [LJ Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/69957.md)

## Sources

- [wsgw.com](https://www.wsgw.com/first-of-its-kind-manufacturing-coming-to-shiawassee-county/), 2023-04-26: "The project will result in the first dredge company in Michigan and the first autonomous dredge company in the world."

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