http://www.michigan.gov/ en Copyright 2009 - State Of Michigan Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:54:16 EST http://www.michigan.gov/podcast http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.michigan.gov./images/gov/gradio_143016_7_188404_7.jpg 144 125 http://www.michigan.gov./gov/0,1607,7-168-37483---,00.html http://www.michigan.gov./documents/gov/Gov203Full_283950_7.mp3 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EDT "Imagination at Work" is the slogan of the General Electric Company. When GE was imagining where to locate its new advanced technology and training center, it came up with a wonderful idea: Michigan.
Friday morning I was proud to participate in GE's announcement that it'll open a new advanced technology and training center in Wayne County's Van Buren Township, about 25 miles outside of Detroit. The center will focus on developing advanced manufacturing technology, software and information technology. It'll employ 1,200 people and also create more than 1,600 indirect and spinoff jobs.
There was fierce competition among states for this center. So why did GE select Michigan over states like Ohio, New York and South Carolina? http://www.michigan.gov./documents/gov/Gov203Full_283950_7.mp3