Big Rapids

Earlier this year, he said there was no plot to make “Big Rapids a center to spread communism,” a reference to a nearby city.

Mr. Ramaswamy has hit the ground running — making five planned stops in Saginaw, Flint, Burton, Holly and Big Rapids on Wednesday alone.

The $2.4 billion Gotion project, which is planned on a large site in Mecosta County’s Big Rapids, would create 2,350 jobs with average wages of $29.42 per hour, according to the company’s proposal.

In a statement following the committee’s approval, Jim Chapman, supervisor of Green Charter Township located near Big Rapids, said the Gotion plant will be the “largest single business investment in Mecosta County history,” and is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” for the community.

“Despite what any current politician might say, there is no communist plot within Gotion to make Big Rapids a center to spread communism,” Chuck Thelen, the company’s vice president for North American operations, said earlier this month at a Green Charter Township meeting.