Dexter Research Center isn't taking a back seat to any business now that it's leaders have decided it won't let that happen. The military technology research firm is on quite a little run, hiring about 30 people in the last three years and planning to hire another five or six this year.
Dexter officials are clearing the way for new development in the village's downtown, literally. The village DDA just bought the old DAPCO industrial complex the with the idea of razing it to make way for an expansion of downtown.
ReCellular is growing by leaps and bounds, but mostly leaps, in Dexter. The cell phone recycler has grown to 500 employees and hopes to add another 50 or 60 this year.
Work is set to begin the latest development in downtown Dexter. The developer of Mill Creek Terrace hopes to break ground in June and finish the 27,000-square-foot building within one year.
Dexter Schools is looking to take its schools into the 21st Century quickly by revamping its schools into high-tech learning center with a $47.9 million bond renewal.
Dexter is about to begin improving its downtown waterfront area with a $731,000 streetscape improvement project overlooking the Huron River. Work is set to begin shortly after Memorial Day weekend.
People may come to Washtenaw County for events based in Ann Arbor, but the outside area offers so much more than what can be had on football Saturdays and art fair.
Some of Dexter's big governmental institutions are in line for new homes. The Dexter District Library is planning to move into its new downtown digs next year and the village leaders hope to move the Village Hall to the old library soon after.
Rebuilding Dexter's Mill Creek Bridge gets the green light this spring. The replacement of the well-worn bridge and removal of a nearby damn is set to wrap up next spring.
Ann Arbor company k-Space may specialize in helping make electronics more efficient and therefore smaller, but it's looking to expand. The firm is getting ready to move to Dexter in May and add two or three new jobs this year.
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