COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for the Consumers Energy Regional Service Center which will be constructed on Jonesville Road across from the Wal-Mart Distribution Center.
The $9 million 24,000 square foot facility will be built on nearly 70 acres of land.
Officials from the City of Coldwater and Coldwater Township were on hand for the ceremony.
The project was made possible by a 425 agreement between the city and the township.
Consumers Energy Executive Director of Electric Construction Chris Shellberg says the service center will be state of the art and environmentally friendly.
The center will allow Consumers Energy to consolidate their Bronson and Jonesville operations. It will also be used as an emergency response staging area and headquarters. Plans call for at least 30 employees to work there starting in the fall of 2018 when the project is completed.
