GE’s Ambitious Plan is to Create 1,100 Jobs at Van Buren’s New Alternative Energy Center

The use of alternative sources of energy is creating a huge economic bang in Michigan and also adding to reduction of electricity payments together with friendlier treating environment. Many big and well-known companies like General Electric are ready to make large investments in development of alternative energy. A highly developed manufacturing, technology and software center is also planned by GE in Van Buren Township. The most important thing about this $100 million venture is giving start to more than 1,100 working places. The main problem will be development of on alternative energy at this Advanced Manufacturing and Software Technology Center (AMSTC). The best brains at this center will work on building technologies in such fields as aircraft engine fuel, renewable energy, gas turbine industries and so on. The AMSTC center will employ specialist skilled personnel in GE's data architecture, software development, business intelligence, networking, and program management sectors. This center will also be utilized for training IT workers. For the next 12 years GE will be receiving $60 million from the State as the project support.