Moses Lake Business Happenings

Two recent news tidbits convey a sense of the re-emerging local economy in Moses Lake:

Genie Industries builds aerial lift equipment at its two plants in Moses Lake and Redmond. In 2011 Genie added "a couple of hundred" full-time employees at the Moses location. Overall the company ramped up production by 60% in 2011 over 2010. Genie signed a 15-year lease extension with the Port of Moses Lake last year, and is busy "investing in infrasture," according to the general manager. Click here for full article.

ASPI Group is a commercial land developer with extensive holdings in the airport development zone. They have several business parks laid out already, with streets and utilities already in, and are actively recruiting new businesses. (The SGL/BMW carbon fiber plant is in one of ASPI's centers.) This week the City announced they are partnering with ASPI and the Port to install a 12-inch water main through the heart of the airport development zone, because new business will require that additional capacity. Click here for full article.