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October 30, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2025
Contact: press@michigan.gov
Gov. Whitmer on Stargate Announcement from OpenAI, Oracle, & Related Digital Creating Thousands of Jobs, Largest Investment in Michigan History
New multi-billion-dollar facility will grow Michigan’s economy, create 2,500 good-paying union construction jobs, 450 permanent high-skill, high-paying jobs on-site, and 1,500 more across the county
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that Michigan was selected for a multi-billion-dollar OpenAI Stargate project, built by Oracle and Related Digital, that will create more than 2,500 union construction jobs, more than 450 jobs on site and 1,500 more across the county. Michigan was chosen for the project, the largest one-time investment in state history, because of the state’s strong workforce, pipeline of local talent, and bipartisan legislation Governor Whitmer signed to lower costs for the construction of high-tech infrastructure. The new facility will grow the economy and help Michigan continue to lead the future of advanced manufacturing and technology.
“Today, we won the largest economic project in Michigan history.
“This transformational new Stargate OpenAI facility, built by Oracle and Related Digital, will create 2,500 good-paying union construction jobs, more than 450 permanent high-skill, high-paying jobs on site, and 1,500 more in the community while helping us lead the future of advanced manufacturing and technology.
“I’m grateful to these cutting-edge companies for betting on Michigan, building on our work to compete for and win big projects in next-generation industries from cars and clean energy to semiconductors and batteries.
“We will continue working together at the state level to win more projects so we can create even more good-paying, local jobs for Michiganders and grow our economy.
“This investment from Oracle and Related Digital sends a simple message to anyone who wants to build the future—you can build it in Michigan.”
Project Details
The more than one gigawatt project will be one of the most advanced AI infrastructure facilities in the U.S., especially when it comes to its efficient use of land, water, and power. The project will not require any additional power generation to operate, uses a closed loop water system that will not require any additional water from our Great Lakes, and preserves more than 700 acres of open space that will be retained and used as farmland, wetland, and forest. An MDOT traffic study awarded the project an ‘A’ and found that it will have minimal effects on local traffic. Related Digital will also be investing an additional $14 million, as requested by the Saline Township Board, in local fire departments, a community investment fund, and farmland preservation trust.
Michigan was selected for the project because of the state's strong construction and tech workforce, capable of both building and operating the facility. Another key factor was bipartisan legislation Governor Whitmer signed to lower the cost of building high-tech AI infrastructure. Additionally, proximity to two of the state’s premier universities, the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University, offers a pipeline of local talent and an opportunity for young Michiganders to start their in-demand, high-paying careers in Michigan.
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