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Veterans Serving Veterans – Coastal Automotive Joins Habitat for Humanity Project
West Michigan-based Coastal Automotive participated in a recent Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity project. Veterans from local organizations assisted with the building of a new home in the Vista Green subdivision for a Holland veteran. Coastal veteran employees helped to...
Advocating for Our Industry—Addressing the Big Policy Issues
Late last month, CFO Mark McConnell and I had the opportunity to join fellow automotive industry leaders and advocates with MEMA (Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association) at the Advocacy Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C. There we met directly with...
Coastal Automotive Hires Patrick Connor as Controller
Holland, MI — West Michigan-based Coastal Automotive announced the hire of Patrick Connor as controller. Patrick Connor joins Coastal after ten years working in Central and West Michigan as controller for both Janesville Acoustics in Battle Creek and, most recently,...
Sustainability: Creating Prosperity in Our Community
A Culture of Giving Coastal Automotive is committed to serving the community where we live and work, which is why our internal culture of giving extends to the community as well. Thanksgivings with Gateway Mission One of our favorite Thanksgiving traditions is...
Sustainability & The Career Path Less Traveled
In business terms, prosperity is often measured as profit. But profit is not the purpose of our business—rather it is how we fund our future and make our business sustainable for all stakeholders, including our community. As part of our commitment to the prosperity of...
2022 Sustainability Report
As members of our communities, nation, and planet, Coastal Automotive accepts our responsibility to protect the places we do business and to enhance the lives of all the people who partner with our company. Starting in 2021, we committed to publishing yearly...
Connecting With the Future of Manufacturing Through Job Shadows
Director of Operations Toby Curry is inspiring the next generation of project managers with a unique job shadowing experience that provides an in-depth look into the automation industry.
Introducing Wendi Rudholm
Coastal Group welcomes Wendi Rudholm to the team as human resources director for both the Coastal Automotive and Coastal Container. Wendi brings over 28 years of people-management experience to the business and will support Coastal as it navigates rapid growth over...
Coastal Automotive Hires Dave Hinman
Coastal Automotive welcomes Dave Hinman to our team as he joins the company as Director of Advanced Engineering. Dave brings decades of expertise in the industry and will be supporting the company’s growth and diversification initiatives through the innovation of new...
Biomimicry: How Human Bones & Banana Peels Inspire Advanced Composite Foam Structures for Impact Absorption
While scientists have studied ways to maximize automotive safety for over a century, nature has been developing and evolving complex bio-structures that are highly efficient at absorbing impact energy and protecting lifeforms for millions of years. Some of the more...