* Keeps 400 jobs in Oakland County
* Makes significant investment in new Headquarters in Farmington Hills
* Creates an additional 100 jobs
* Donates $100,000 to Forgotten Harvest's capital fund campaign
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Daimler
Financial Services Americas, which is comprised of Mercedes-Benz Financial and
Daimler Truck Financial, reinforced its commitment to the Southeast Michigan
region today. In addition to keeping the company headquarters here as a result
of the DaimlerChrysler de-merger, the company has already created new jobs and
will be relocating other employees from a Chicago location to Farmington
Hills.
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As a further sign of strengthening and supporting the local community, the
company surprised the leadership of Forgotten Harvest by presenting a check
for $100,000 to the food rescue agency's capital fund campaign. The mission of
Forgotten Harvest is to relieve hunger in the Detroit metropolitan community
by rescuing surplus prepared and perishable food and donating it to emergency
food providers.
Also, hundreds of pounds of food collected by Daimler Financial Services'
employees during a food drive were presented to Forgotten Harvest and loaded
onto the agency's trucks. Earlier this year, Daimler Financial donated three
brand new Freightliner and Sterling trucks to Forgotten Harvest's growing
fleet.
Klaus Entenmann, President & CEO, Daimler Financial Services Americas,
along with employees, made the presentations to Susan Goodell, Executive
Director, Forgotten Harvest.
'At Daimler Financial Services Americas, our commitment to the region is
clear - we believe in the long-term potential of Michigan and want to
facilitate job growth in the area as well as strengthening the community in
which we live,' Entenmann said. 'All of us believe in the mission of Forgotten
Harvest and support Forgotten Harvest as they work hard on a daily basis to
feed the hungry in Metro Detroit.'
Goodell, who was expecting only the donation of food from the company, was
ecstatic in accepting the unexpected monetary donation.
'This is an extraordinary act of kindness from the employees of Daimler
Financial Services who have been a powerhouse supporter of Forgotten Harvest
over the last few years and have donated trucks, volunteers and leadership,'
she said.
