Michigan's Scenic Prop and Design Forms Relationship with IATSE Hollywood has come knocking for Michigan-based Scenic Prop and Design. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has officially formed a manufacturing relationship with the Madison Heights-based company that will make it the only manufacturer in Michigan producing custom prop and scenery applications for set production and application. "We are pleased that we have been able to organize Scenic Prop and Design," said I.A.T.S.E. Local 38 business representative, Cal Hazelbaker. "Their product is top-notch, and we are certain that filmmakers will be pleased with the high quality that Scenic Prop and Design puts out on a regular basis." Jonathan Krueger, president and founder of Scenic Prop and Design Scenic, has developed specific formulas that I.A.T.S.E. members will help produce from lightweight brick, stone, and tree bark applications to custom effects for film, television, and stage. The alliance was developed between officers at I.A.T.S.E, along with Scenic Prop and Design managing partners Jack Grushko and Mort Meisner, who also own the Center for Film Studies based in Madison Heights. Meisner added, "I.A.T.S.E holds the national contract for film, so this incredible association will further develop a manufacturing base here in Michigan and give the necessary infrastructure to supply the Michigan film industry." The plan is seen as creating a significant volume of manufacturing jobs, as Hollywood filmmakers may be even more motivated to hire trained Michigan workers with the Michigan Film Tax Credit incentive. 
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