A company that got its start in Oshtemo Township west of Kalamazoo and
still has 30 employees and company operations in Paw Paw is growing right along
with the popularity of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, reports the Kalamazoo
Gazette.
Excerpt:
"Michigan is cheap and easy to start a company," said
Ross Howe, the company's vice president of marketing and new business
development.
Howe said mStation Audio was founded by Daniel
Huang, now the company's CEO, and Shawn Dougherty, who serves as chief
operations officer. Huang, Dougherty and Howe are originally from
Southwest Michigan.
The company acquired mophie in 2006, took
its name and made the transition to designing and manufacturing cases
and accessories for the iPhone, which launched in 2007.
Since then the company has taken off, growing its sales by triple-digit percentages in recent years.
In
2009, sales increased by more then 600 percent, compared to 2008, Howe
said. This year, the company is projecting a sales increase of more
than 200 percent.
To find out more about the company's relationship with Apple Inc., read the
rest of the story.
Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
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