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The Detroit Region Aerotropolis Development Corporation is proud to announce that Rob Luce has been appointed as Executive Director. Beginning March 6, he is responsible for the strategic development and day-to-day operations of the organization. He will report to the Aerotropolis Board of Directors. “Rob’s experience, knowledge, and passion for economic development in Southeast Michigan

Last month, the Detroit Region Aerotropolis hosted a special visitor, Victor Radebe from Durban, South Africa. He visited for two days of discussion and discovery about two distant, but not so different, aerotropolis efforts. Mr. Radebe is the Program Manager for an Aerotropolis initiative of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, to develop an aerotropolis around the

Companies large and small, from a broad spectrum of industries and sectors can be found in our four Aerotropolis communities: Huron Charter Township, Romulus, Taylor, Van Buren Charter Township, and Ypsilanti Township. There are hundreds of business alone involved in Manufacturing, Transportation, Distribution, Logistics, and Research & Development, and the following is a sample of

Forward Thinking Policy Governor Snyder signed widely-supported legislation that further Michigan’s future in the connected vehicle sector. From the Detroit News: “Snyder chose the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn to sign the significant package of bills that will allow the public to buy and use fully self-driving cars when they are available. The laws

Notice of Meeting Detroit Region Aerotropolis Development Corporation Regularly Scheduled Meeting Executive Committee and Corporation Board Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. 11895 S. Wayne Road, Suite 101A, Romulus, MI 48174 In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations will be made available with advance notice. For more information, please contact Marco Salomone at (734) 992-2286, 11895

Aerotropolis Dr. John Kasarda popularized the term Aerotropolis in the early 2000’s. In 2011, with the help of Greg Lindsay, the two wrote a book about it; Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next. In 2011, Time Magazine’s list of ‘ten ideas that will change the world’ included the Aerotropolis concept. We continue to read and hear

October 31, 2016—Romulus, MI- The City of Romulus has announced a new $34.5 million investment from FCA US LCC and InSite Real Estate LLC for a new Mopar Parts Distribution Center (PDC), creating over 100 new jobs in the city. This week, Romulus approved an Industrial Facilities Tax abatement for the facility, allowing for 50% relief

From a 2013 study of Business Research and Development (R&D) in the United States, five states alone made up half of the $265 billion in R&D private investment that takes place in the United States, according to the Business Research and Development and Innovation Survey (BRDIS). From the companies that paid for their own R&D,

On October 7th, students across North America walked through the doors of hundreds of factories, machine shops, and warehouses as part of Manufacturing Day. Manufacturing is a key industry in the Detroit Region Aerotropolis. As manufacturing firms struggle to attract workers, this day allows students and the public to see the manufacturing industry up close, in

More product, fewer drivers As our state and national economy rises from the Great Recession, the production of goods continues to rise while unemployment falls to near-record lows. For the trucking industry, this has brought the blessing of more product to move along with the curse of fewer drivers to do the moving. In October