BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Within 1 hour drive

• Over 30,000 businesses
• 1,300 foreign firms from 39 countries
• 25+ Industry groups & associates
• 5.2 million residents
• 11 Fortune 500 companies

Michigan Business Climate

• 6% Flat Corporate Income Tax
• Top 10 Pro-Business State(Pollina Corporate/AEDI 11/15)
• Top 15 State for Overall Business Climate(Tax Foundation 11/15)
• Top 10 State for Major New & Expanded Corporate Facilities (Site Selection 02/16)

Center for North American Auto Industry

• 16 Automakers
• 12 Assembly Plants
• 23% of U.S. Auto Production
• 76% of U.S. automotive R&D investment:  $10 billion annually
• 1,800 auto suppliers, including 61 of the top 100 suppliers in North America

 

• $300+ million in trade crossing each day at the Detroit/Windsor border
• The Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority overseas millions of tons of international and domestic cargo per year at 29 terminal facilities
• International Customs Service is available at 4 airports, including Detroit Metro Airport, which has daily non-stop passenger service to more than 160 international locations including Japan, China, Europe
• 4 Class One Railways & 11 interstate Highways
• Nearly half of the US & Canadian population live within 500 miles

 

 

• Michigan is ranked #1 in available skilled labor
• Detroit is experiencing faster growth in the IT sector than Silicon Valley
• 60+ job training programs
• 557,000 manufacturing workers in Michigan, 231,000 in the Detroit region
• 2.7 million in the regional labor force

 

• The Detroit Region Aerotropolis (DRA) is a seven-community, two-county public-private partnership driving corporate expansion & new investments around Detroit Metro and Willow Run Airports. The DRA offers 6,000 acres of Greenfield development opportunities.
• The Michigan International Technology Center is located in Western Wayne County.  It is a multi-community collaborative effort with access to over 500 acres of land for development.  Available sites range from 4 to 100 acres.

AMERICAN CENTER FOR MOBILITY

500+ acre campus that focuses on the testing, verification, & certification of next gen vehicles

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

MS in Data Science & Business Analytics accommodates the high-demand field of analytics

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN:  DEARBORN

Engineering & Computer Science program is ranked among the top for 18 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report

LIGHTWEIGHT INNOVATIONS FOR TOMORROW

Develops & Deploys advanced lightweight materials & cutting-edge manufacturing technologies

THE MICHIGAN LIFE SCIENCE & INNOVATION CENTER

Life science incubator supports the development of new products and technologies