Over $8.3 Million Awarded to Area Companies for Military Work

September 8, 2007 6:13 PM |

West Michigan area companies received $8,391,983 in contracts from the United States military according to ongoing research conducted as part of Media Mouse's Grand Rapids Military Contractors database. The companies receiving contracts were:

  • Wolverine Worldwide received a $7.9 million contract for safety boot leather for the Navy.
  • Woodward FST received two contracts totaling $291,825 for aircraft components delivered to the Air Force.
  • Dover Resources received a $52,039 contract to produce a centrifugal pump for the Navy.
  • Smiths Industries Aerospace received a $38,825 contract for the repair and/or modification of a "core memory unit" for the Navy.
  • Blackmer System One received two contracts totaling $35,820 for centrifugal pumps used by the Navy.

It is also worth pointing out that Cadillac-based AAR Mobility Systems received a $161 million contract for "shipping/storage containers, shelters and accessories." The materials will be used by the Air Force, the Navy, the Army, and the Marines as well as civilian agencies.

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