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Get ready to welcome the bubbliest member of the Saline business community.
Drinkmate will be moving to its new headquarters at 1422 Woodland Drive, the former home of Flat Out Bread.
A grand opening welcoming is planned for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 26. It will be attended by Mayor Brian Marl and other local dignitaries.
Drinkmate is a leading home beverage carbonator. Its proprietary home carbonation system allows users to carbonate any cold beverage, not just water. Drinkmate is available in more than 20 countries and innovates with products that are eco-friendly, versatile and easy to use, said Kristyn Ristaino, Global Director of Marketing and International Sales.
"Drinkmate selected Saline as the new home for its headquarters due to the city’s strong support for innovation, business growth, and community values," Ristaino said. "With its strategic location and welcoming environment, Saline offers the ideal foundation for Drinkmate’s continued expansion in the U.S. and globally."
Drinkmate manufactures its product in Taiwan and China. The Saline location will be Drinkmate's headquarters and warehousing and distribution facility.
Drinkmate expects to open with 15 employees at the Saline location.
The company, currently in Ann Arbor, plans to move its headquarters to Saline in August.
You can order Drinkmate products on Amazon.com and other national retailers.
The building was sold for $2.6 million to Hurlley LLC, owned by Douglas Wang, in March.
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Whitmer is simply wrong on this one. The data centers are neither a benefit nor desired by local residents. That should be all that needs to be said. Two people/entities will benefit - the landowner receiving the windfall payment and DTE. The rest of us will pay a very heavy and undesired price for their gains.
Not all residents are against it. Private land sold by the owners will of course benefit them, it is supposed to. An entire community trying to dictate who they can sell their property to, for aesthetic reasons of a “farming community,” is ridiculous.
Here's the thing, Libby. Most of these land grabs require rezoning that conflicts with the Master Plan developed by elected officials and reflective of the wishes of others who have invested in and live in the community.