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mestically in the United States. They estab-
lished their very first machining facility – as
well as a distribution centre – in Quincy,
Michigan.
In 2012, Paragon announced its expansion
in Michigan. Having already invested more
than $20 million and hiring roughly 100 em-
ployees in the area for their state-of-the-art
plant in Quincy, they came up with the plan
to expand in the Hillsdale area in Southern
Michigan only 12 miles away. With a new
137,000 square foot facility there, they be-
came well equipped to effectively respond
to the cyclical demand in the automotive in-
dustry.
Finally, in 2014, Paragon opened a third
precision machining (and aluminum die
casting) facility in China. Meanwhile, in
the United States, Nichols says they are just
about at capacity. He says they are looking at
expanding their Hillsdale facility, and maybe
even forming a third domestic facility in a
different state.