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Gaylord Plastics Plant Gets Lifeline As Husco Swoops In, 130 Jobs Saved
After weeks of nail-biting in Gaylord, longtime auto supplier Mayfair Plastics has a new owner and a future that, at least on paper, looks very familiar. Waukesha-based Husco is buying the injection-molding shop, keeping the Mayfair name on the door, the factory running, and roughly 130 local jobs in place.
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Gaylord’s Mayfair Plastics acquired by Husco, all jobs stay
Mayfair Plastics, a Gaylord-based manufacturer of plastic components for the automotive and transportation industry, has been acquired by Husco, a privately owned company specializing in hydraulic and electro-mechanical control systems for the automotive and off-highway vehicle industries. The acquisition is expected to provide new growth opportunities for Mayfair Plastics while allowing the company to remain one of the area's largest employers, according to a community announcement. Mayfair Plastics will retain name, workers Husco, based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has been a customer of Mayfair Plastics since 2021, collaborating on plastic molding solutions for transmission solenoids. As part of the acquisition, Mayfair Plastics will retain its name and manufacturing facility in Gaylord, and all employees will be retained. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Todd Zakreski, president of Husco’s automotive division, said he is pleased to welcome the Mayfair Plastics team. “This is a company we know well, because we have been a Mayfair Plastics customer for several years,” Zakreski said in the announcement. “Their capabilities fill a growing need, as plastic components are becoming much more prevalent in the systems used by our customers to transform vehicles into advanced, connected instruments. Together, we can explore new opportunities for
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U.S. Navy corpsman from Alpena waiting to greet Artemis II crew
ALPENA, Mich. (WJRT) - A Mid-Michigan native will be among the first people to greet NASA's Artemis II crew when they return to Earth from their historic mission around the moon. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Steve Kapala of Alpena is part of a four-member U.S. Navy dive medical team tasked...