The SPARK East anchor tenant LaVision Inc., a subsidiary of German firm LaVision GMBH, has seen expansive growth since 2005, according to the Ypsilanti Courier.

The company operates out of the SPARK East location at 215 W. Michigan Ave. in downtown Ypsilanti.

LaVision began in 1989 as a spinoff from the Max Planck Institute and Laser Laboratory in Goettingen, Germany and evolved into a multi-million dollar company that sells laser imaging systems.

LaVision President Callum Gray told the Courier the company expects a "linear increase" to continue and the number of total employees has increased to four.

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