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Assistant City Manager honored as Woman of the Year

Assistant City Manager honored as Woman of the Year

By Brittney Sherman

The City of Morgan Hill is proud to announce that Assistant City Manager Edith Ramirez has been recognized as one of Assembly District 28’s Women of the Year by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin. This prestigious honor highlights Ramirez’s exceptional leadership, dedication to public service, and unwavering commitment to the Morgan Hill community. Ramirez joins 12 other distinguished women from across the district in being celebrated for their significant contributions to their communities.

Read the full Press Release HERE.

 
Business Spotlight: Aragen Bioscience

Business Spotlight: Aragen Bioscience

By Brittney Sherman

Founded in 2000 as a family-owned broadband bioscience business, Aragen Bioscience leased their first building in Morgan Hill in 2004. Twelve years later, the company expanded into a 27,000 sq.ft. and 15,000 sq.ft. building, both of which they continue to reside in today. Serving primarily other Biotech and Pharma companies, their services consist of contracted research requiring the use of Aragen as a primary or supplementary laboratory research contractor. They employ 70 highly educated and skilled workers, and although they are currently fully staffed, they will require additional employees as their footprint in Morgan Hill continues to grow.

Learn more about Aragen Bioscience HERE.

 
Business Spotlight: Airtronics Metal Products

Business Spotlight: Airtronics Metal Products

By Brittney Sherman

Founded in 1960 as a family-owned metal fabrication business, Airtronics Metal Products initially set its roots in Sunnyvale, later relocating to San Jose for a business expansion opportunity. Approximately 10 years ago, the company made what it hopes to be their final move to an 88,000 sq.ft. building in Morgan Hill, aiming to further accommodate growth and enhance service capabilities. Serving primarily medical device producers, their clients hail from across the western hemisphere, from the South Bay to South America. Their services consist mostly of building shell enclosures for medical and networking companies, which are then shipped out to be filled with sensitive equipment such as lasers and boards. Airtronics provides a wide range of manufacturing services from laser cutting, punching, and welding, to painting, silk screening and assembly. The company employees 70 people and is currently looking to hire two welders.

Learn more about Airtronics HERE.

 
Business Spotlight: Creative Manufacturing Solutions

Business Spotlight: Creative Manufacturing Solutions

By Brittney Sherman

Tim Herlihy founded Creative Manufacturing Solutions (CMS) in San Jose in 2006, after learning the trade by working in his father’s shop. Eight years later, he leased the prior Fox Racing building in Morgan Hill, converging both his San Jose and Gilroy locations into one shop. Today, Tim has been in the sheet metal manufacturing industry for twenty years, having created a company with the manufacturing experts needed to deliver fabricated sheet metal products. The full service 50,000 sq. feet manufacturing facility provides Design Services, CNC Punching, Laser Cutting, Forming, Welding, In-House Powder Coating, and Assembly. CMS employs 40 people and in the future Tim has plans to provide classes and onsite job training to bolster the local industry talent and build a pipeline for future tradesman.

Learn more about Creative Manufacturing Solutions HERE.

 
Business Spotlight: Pape Kenworth

Business Spotlight: Pape Kenworth

By Brittney Sherman

Previously a NorCal Kenworth location, Papé Kenworth now serves the South Bay for primarily truck maintenance and parts, with an ancillary focus on truck sales. Serving a wide range of clients, they service all types of heavy-duty trucks including freight haulers, fleet vehicles, garbage trucks, and farm equipment. Papé Kenworth employs 24 people and is currently looking to hire three additional technicians.

Learn more about Pape Kenworth HERE.

 
Morgan Hill Leadership visits Lusamerica Foods

Morgan Hill Leadership visits Lusamerica Foods

By Brittney Sherman

On November 28, members of the City of Morgan Hill’s Leadership Team visited Lusamerica Fish to learn about the company’s history, current operations, and take a walking tour of their processing facility for a first-hand look at how the company de-bones, fillets, and packages fresh and frozen seafood onsite. Lusamerica is proud of its commitment to quality and sustainable seafood, recently investing in a dock at Moss Landing Harbor in Monterey Bay to support California fishermen and the continued recovery of the local seafood economy.

Lusamerica was founded in 1975 by Fernando and Ana Frederico and is still family owned and operated to this day. Lusamerica is headquartered in Morgan Hill and employs 500+ employees across the West Coast. They carry over 100 different species of seafood which they distribute to grocery stores, restaurants, food service companies, hospitals, tech companies, retirement communities, entertainment studios and more. Thank you to founders Fernando and Ana for “Choosing Morgan Hill!”

Learn more about Lusamerica HERE.

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