[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 134 (Monday, September 12, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  ON THE OCCASION OF DOKKA FASTENERS' GRAND OPENING IN AUBURN HILLS, 
                                MICHIGAN

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                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 12, 2011

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dokka Fasteners 
Inc. as the company commemorates the grand opening of its new facility 
in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
  Dokka Fasteners is a company with over a century of experience in 
manufacturing precision quality bolts and studs for use in construction 
and energy development. Most recently, the company has expanded its 
focus to include production of bolts for alternative energy production 
systems, such as wind turbines. Over the company's history it has 
developed the expertise to create a precision process, certified by the 
International Organization for Standardization, which results in a 100 
percent traceability of its materials and a consumer confidence that 
has made Dokka a leader in its field.
  Dokka Fasteners' investment in Michigan is well poised to take 
advantage of a state whose leaders, from the local level to the federal 
level, are engaged in a concerted effort to develop Michigan as the 
center of knowledge, manufacturing and infrastructure of the next 
generation of energy production. As a commitment to developing 
alternative energy, state leaders passed a renewable portfolio standard 
which requires Michigan to produce at least 10 percent of its energy 
from alternative sources by 2015. As Oakland County's Representative to 
Congress, I am pleased to have supported multiple national efforts to 
develop our nation's alternative energy industry and nurture companies 
that are developing the vital information and infrastructure bases 
which are necessary to achieve those goals.
  Dokka Fasteners' investment in the City of Auburn Hills, Oakland 
County, and Michigan speaks to the progress Oakland County and Michigan 
are making in the fight to become the leaders in alternative energy 
production. The company's facility will house a state-of-the-art 
quality inspection laboratory and will be the first hot-forming 
fastener manufacturing plant to open in the United States in over 40 
years. Dokka's choice to develop their products in Michigan represents 
a multi-million dollar investment in our local economy which will 
create nearly 100 new jobs and will aid the Southeast Michigan region 
as it continues to develop its alternative energy portfolio.
  Mr. Speaker, the grand opening of Dokka Fasteners' new facility in 
Auburn Hills is a testament to our local, state and national commitment 
to strengthen our development of alternative energy. It is with the 
hard work of companies like Dokka that America will be able to approach 
a clean energy future with the knowledge and production capabilities 
necessary to achieve our goals.

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