Access to the Regional Market

Within 1-Hour Drive

• Over 30,000 businesses

• 1,300 foreign firms from 39 countries

• 25+ Industry groups & associates

• 5.1 million residents

• 11 Fortune 500 companies

Michigan Business Climate

• 6% Flat Corporate Income Tax

• No. 10 Top State for Doing Business, up 13 spots from 2023 (Area Development, 2024)

• No. 1 in Water Availability (Area Development, 2024)
• No. 8 in Cooperative and Responsive Government (Area Development, 2024)
• No. 10 in Workforce Training Programs (Area Development, 2024)
• No. 9 America's Top States for Doing Business (CNBC, 2024)
• No. 1 State for Automotive Industries (Business Facilities, 2024)
• Top 10 State in the 2024 Prosperity Cup (Site Selection Magazine, 2024)
• Detroit Region #2 for Best Business Climate (Business Facilities, 2021)

Center for North American Auto Industry

• 16 Automakers

• 12 Assembly Plants

• 19% of U.S. Auto Production

• 62% of U.S. automotive R&D investment: $10 billion annually

• 1,800 auto suppliers, including 60 of the top 100 suppliers in North America. 96 of the Top 100 automotive suppliers have a presence in Michigan.

Access to the World

Center of International Trade

• $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

Access to Talent

• 2.3 million in the regional labor force

• Michigan is ranked #1 in available skilled labor

• Detroit is experiencing faster growth in the IT sector than Silicon Valley
• 60+ job training programs
• 600,000+ manufacturing workers in Michigan, 231,000 in the Detroit region

Access to Land

The Detroit Region Aerotropolis (DRA) is a four-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.

Access to Innovation

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

Access to Assistance

Incentive Coordination

• Local Tax abatement

• State & Federal Incentives

• Brownfield redevelopment support

Site Location Assistance

• Site Searches

• Confidential Site Tours

• Expedited Permitting

Business Connections

• Pure Michigan Business Connect is your B2B connection

• Federal & County procurement assistance

Access to Capital

• Energy Efficiency upgraded loans

• SBA fixed asset loans

• Industrial Revenue Bond Financing

• Funding Preparation

• Loan review & packaging

"Wayne County is a premier gateway to the global marketplace. We have the workforce, infrastructure, and industrial assets to design, build, and ship just about anything. Our region is leading the way in innovative fields like mobility. Discover what over 30,000 companies already know: Wayne County is a great place to do business."
WARREN C. EVANS
WAYNE COUNTY EXECUTIVE