Edgewater Automation LLC plans to invest $1.05 million to expand its operations in St. Joseph, Mich. The expansion is expected to create 97 new jobs, including 45 directly by the company. Assistance offered through the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

The MEDC approved a Single Business Tax credit valued at $263,000 over five years. Cornerstone Alliance, the regional economic development agency for the Benton Harbor-St. Joseph area, will provide the company with a $6,000 annual grant for three years to support the expansion.

“We are very excited about the future here at Edgewater Automation and look forward to growing our business in all sectors we serve,” said Rick Blake, president of Edgewater Automation. “We are optimistic about the pharmacy automation and solar panel automation that we are now embarking on. We appreciate MEDC’s commitment to help us get this new expansion going.”

St. Joseph-based Edgewater Automation is a supplier of custom automation equipment for assembly and testing for the medical, electronic, automotive, stored power, pharmaceutical and alternative energy industries. In 2001, the MEDC approved a Single Business Tax credit to help the company begin operations. Today, the company has grown to over $9 million in sales with 45 employees.

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