Project Name: Hudsonville Creamery
345 East 48th Street
Holland, MI 49423
Description
Michigan Community Capital and other mission-driven partners supported an expansion of Hudsonville Creamery in Holland, Michigan in 2021. The project included construction of 40,000-square-foot new manufacturing space, the renovation of the cold dock, a new cold storage facility and a new production line.
Project is located in a NMTC severely distressed census track with poverty rate of 34.8% and unemployment rate of 10.6% (at the time of closing).
New employees were immediately eligible for a semi-annual bonus, a comprehensive healthcare plan (medical, dental and vision), a defined contribution benefit plan with a 5% employer match, and paid time off.
Hudsonville Creamery prioritizes hiring locally and taps job placement programs such as 70×7 Life Recovery that places hard-to-employ populations into high-quality jobs.
The company offers significant on-the-job training and educates its workforce on the operation of computer-controlled production equipment as well as Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”), which are critical to businesses in the food and beverages industries.
Project Features
MCC NMTC ALLOCATION: $13,750,000
TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT: $85,000,000
REAL ESTATE ACTIVATED: 40,000 New Square Feet
FULL TIME JOBS CREATED: 45
45 new full-time jobs created by the expansion; 41 (90%) are accessible without a four-year degree and paid a starting wage of $18.50 per hour.