MUNDY TWP. — Sandisk has announced that they will no longer build a plant in Mundy Township. The company made the announcement July 16 blaming an uncertain economic climate and U.S. tariff policy for the decision.
Great Lakes Weekly reported on the proposed construction project in October (see below) and local Republicans who opposed the jobs in December (also below)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement:
“Because of massive economic uncertainty at the national level, an advanced manufacturing company we were working with to bring a huge project to Michigan has decided not to move forward with plans to construct a semiconductor plant anywhere in the United States.
Their board came to this decision amid national economic turmoil, which is at risk of worsening amid threats of even higher tariffs. Michigan’s Mundy Township site was the company’s preferred destination to build their massive facility.
We will continue to compete with other states and countries to bring cutting‑edge factories home to Michigan so we can create economic prosperity for workers and communities and lead the next century of advanced manufacturing. While I will keep doing whatever is in my power to build on Michigan’s economic momentum, there is no doubt that national economic uncertainty will make this harder. We will keep bringing people together to get big things done.”
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