CAS-MI to expand laboratory space in Ypsilanti

Ypsilanti is becoming one of those Michigan cities synonymous with rejuvenation. And this new research company is helping.Excerpt:Laboratory expansion projects in Michigan usually carry city names, like Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Kalamazoo. Add Ypsilanti to that illustrious list now that CAS-MI Laboratories is expanding its facilities there.The independent testing laboratory is spending $3.5 million on an 11,000-square-foot facility in Ypsilanti Township and turning it into its new Innovation Center. A $1.2 million state tax credit over the next 10 years helped entice CAS-MI to create the new space. Ypsi won out over both Ann Arbor and Livonia.”We have strong roots with the Ypsilanti community,” says Dave Riggs, president of CAS-MI. “There are a lot of available buildings and research space in Ypsilanti.”Read the rest of the story here.