The Detroit Region Aerotropolis Corporation recently presented its 2017 annual report to its stakeholders at the Westin Hotel at the Detroit Metro Airport. According to Robert Luce, Executive Director of the DRA, “It has been a pivotal year in transforming this group with a new leadership team and be able to show concrete results of the team’s efforts in 2017.”
Scott Cameron, accountant with the Huron Township Clerk’s office, recently was recently appointed to recording secretary for the Local Development Finance Authority of Huron Township. He replaces Joan Rattary who retired from the Township Clerk’s office this July.
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The manufacturing industry is looking at shortage of more than 2 million workers over the next decade, according to new reports from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute. The shortage is led by the expected retirement of nearly 3 million Baby Boomers and fewer young people and/or parents who see the industry as a career destination. […]
The Huron Township Local DevelopmentFinance Authority has many decisions to make in regards to properties within the LDFA1 and LDFA2 regions. They are in charge of funding that builds infrastructure and develops new businesses to the Huron Township area. The most recent issue has been a reoccurring question regarding Mercier Road. The properties are being […]
President Barack Obama will be at a Ford assembly plant near Detroit this week, talking up the recovery of the auto industry and the manufacturing sector. The president will “deliver remarks highlighting the workers in the resurgent American automotive and manufacturing sector now that the auto rescue has been completed,” says the White House schedule. […]
In the Metro Detroit area versus the Huron Township LDFA District, rental rates for Warehouse space and Flex space differ by almost 100%. Flex space which is part office space and part warehouse space runs about $8 per square foot while Warehouse space alone runs about $4.71 a square foot in Metro Detroit. In Huron […]
According to an article by BRENNA HOUCK of dbusiness,Southeastern Michigan manufacturing jobs are recovering more quickly than the national average, based on an analysis by Oakland University’s Jonathan Silberman, a professor of economics. Silberman credits the Big Three automakers with fueling the recovery. “Two factors behind the renaissance are the desire by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler to […]
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center has the resources for those looking for a new supplier. A directory of manufacturing firms in Michigan are available on their site. MMTC wanted to honor the contributions of our state’s manufacturers and launched the Proud to Manufacture in Michigan campaign in 2012. The program is free to Michigan Manufacturers and companies […]
In Huron Township, we have the benefit of working with Wayne County and State of Michigan in our LDFA to provide manufacturing, logistics and tech companies with additional incentives when locating to our region. Public infrastructure including street, road storm, sanitary sewer, sewage treatment, water line, water tower, rail road, utility lines including communication and […]
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According to the Detroit Free Press, In July, America’s manufacturing sector grew for the second month in a row. This improvement is in line with longer-term trends, according to the Institute for Supply Management. While some experts are predicting a revival, manufacturing has lagged the economy for years. The country has lost nearly 2.5 million […]
