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By JEFFREY JOE PE-AGUIRRE
Capital News Service
Friday, Sept. 29, 2006
The 10 companies that the Department of Agriculture
recommended for grants of more than $200,000
Company |
Proposal |
County |
Amount |
|
1 |
L. Walther & Sons Inc. |
Potato storage facility |
St. Joseph |
$315,000 |
2 |
Michigan Turkey Producers |
Cooking machinery for turkey products |
Kent |
$250,000 |
3 |
Mid-Michigan Specialty Crops |
Color sorting equipment for soy and adzuki beans |
Gratiot |
$250,000 |
4 |
Michigan Sugar Co. |
Beet ventilation equipment |
Bay |
$250,000 |
5 |
Cooperative Elevator Co. |
Black beans packaging and labeling equipment |
Huron |
$250,000 |
6 |
Cherry Central Co-op |
Update wastewater treatment system converting waste to methane |
Grand Traverse |
$250,000 |
7 |
Custom Agri Systems |
Oilseed extrusion plant |
Hillsdale |
$250,000 |
8 |
Geerlings Hillside Farms- Overisel Hog Operation |
Produce renewable energy from hog manure |
Allegan |
$250,000 |
9 |
Graceland Fruit |
Equipment for vacuum extraction of juice from frozen fruit |
Benzie |
$225,000 |
10 |
Heartland Ingredients |
Manufacturing equipment for gluten-free products |
Montmorency |
$225,000 |
| Source: Michigan Department of Agriculture | ||||
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