Farmers Insurance Bringing 1,600 New Jobs to Michigan

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies will build two new buildings and add an estimated 1,600 new jobs at its location in Caledonia, Michigan.

The company said that the development is attributable in part to an attractive incentives package offered by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC).

Robert Woudstra, Farmers chief executive officer, said the firm will break ground this fall on a 175,000 square foot office building that will house a call center, a training facility, a branch of Farmers Credit Union and a fitness facility, as well as a 100,000 square foot print and distribution center.

“We will also use local vendors, including the general contractor, civil engineer and excavator for the project,” he said.

Farmers has been in Michigan since 1949.

Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Farmers insurers provide homeowners, auto, business and life insurance.

Latest Comments

• June 16, 2009 at 6:17 am

  JR says:

  Got to agree with everyone. Here is what was reported in the Detroit News. "Gov. Jennifer Granholm joined representatives of the Los Angeles-based insurer Tuesday to announce ... read more
• June 16, 2009 at 5:22 am

  Ha! says:

  Many, if not most of these jobs and services are currently located in California. Looks like Arnold and his crew are successfully running another company out of the state
• June 16, 2009 at 2:07 am

  nobody important says:

  No, they are bulldozing East Michigan, not West Michigan. Jenny is probably trying to figure out how to tax them for their business now regardless of when they locate here.