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Michigan company to expand after getting $10.4 million military contract

Michigan Public | By Mark Brush
Published April 5, 2012 at 10:41 AM EDT
An "offgrid washrack" made by Riveer Environmental. The West Michigan company will build wash-racks for the U.S. Army.
courtesy Riveer Environmental
An "offgrid washrack" made by Riveer Environmental. The West Michigan company will build wash-racks for the U.S. Army.

Riveer Environmental in South Haven will nearly triple in size to accommodate a new $10.4 million contract with the U.S. Army, according to the Kalamazoo Gazette:

Riveer Environmental has been contracted to build 50 vehicle-washing systems that soldiers will use to power-wash everything from Jeeps and Humvees to Abrams tanks. The systems, which are to be delivered to the Army on June 1 and Sept. 1 (18 and 32 units respectively) are expected to be used in Afghanistan. The company landed the Army contract in late February.

The company says the expansion translates into 10 new jobs - six have been filled.
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Mark Brush
Mark Brush was the station's Digital Media Director. He succumbed to a year-long battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, in March 2018. He was 49 years old.
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