Grand Traverse Area Manufacturing Council

Regional

Background On Regional Manufacturing

Manufacturing has a huge multiplier effect in northern Michigan. This data shows how strong of an impact manufacturing has on our region followed by articles on the companies leading to that effect.

The Data

Most people in out area work for large (>100 employees) or medium (20-100 employees) manufacturers.
There are a lot of small companies that add up to 15% of the total employment in this region.

Grand Traverse County is our main employment driver in the region.

Food production and processing, not inclusive of farming or restaurants
Metal machining, forming and fabrication
Assembled products, companies who make a final and completed assembly of some sort

We have more companies engaged in metal forming and fabrication than any other industry
Assembled products is next followed by wood/stone working.
Food production companies are generally larger employers, they have a significant impact