Business moves manufacturing from China to Grand Rapids amid coronavirus outbreak

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — An Atlanta-based company that makes scarves, sweatshirts and other outerwear with built-in filtration technology has moved its manufacturing operations from China to Grand Rapids amid the coronavirus outbreak. G95 Inc. expects to start manufacturing its products next week at the Cascade Township headquarters of Ladder 34, a company that uses old fire hoses to makes belts, coasters, pet accessories and more, said Carlton Solle, the creator and owner of G95. He said the disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China has left his company with more than 1,000 orders waiting to be filled. “As a business, if you don’t have anything to sell, you’re not a business, and you’re out of business pretty quick,” Solle said. […]

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