Making it happen
Some parts at Genie are welded through an automated system while other parts must be welded on by hand. The company builds their products locally from scratch.
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Grant County has 93 manufacturing companies that provide 4,250 jobs. Terex/Genie is one of those local companies.
Genie produces many different types of aerial lifts of various sizes. The company is a key employer within the county.
John Sanders, Moses Lake Genie Operations Manager, explained the different processes for each sector during the tour.
Teacher Amador Castro gives participants on the Manufacturing Week tour a peek at the still-under-construction “maker space” at Vanguard Academy. The tour, sponsored by the Association of Washington Business, stopped in Moses Lake Thursday. Vanguard Academy is the newest campus for the Moses Lake School District and focuses on hands on learning for STEAM disciplines.
MOSES LAKE — Association of Washington Business President Kris Johnson said the Manufacturing Week tour that stopped in Moses Lake Thursday is designed to demonstrate that the manufacturing sector is alive and well. Johnson said Grant County is an example.
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