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

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  $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

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  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

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