Governor Granholm Announces Companies Investing Over $2 Billion, Creating More Than 7,700 New Jobs in Michigan

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Governor Granholm Announces Companies Investing Over $2 Billion, Creating More Than 7,700 New Jobs in Michigan

Projects include investments in advanced battery, film industry, IT software, auto R&D, agriculture

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that Michigan's aggressive strategy to diversify the economy and grow entire new industries has resulted in 14 job-creating projects, generating more than 7,700 new jobs and over $2 billion in new investment in communities across the state.

The projects include: four advanced-battery manufacturing projects; six company expansions in diverse industries like agriculture, automotive research and development and IT business software; a new film production studio; and three brownfield redevelopments that will transform blighted and abandoned sites into new centers of economic growth and activity.

"The depth and scope of these projects demonstrate that Michigan has exactly what companies are looking for as they choose where to locate and grow their business - an aggressive economic growth strategy, a competitive business climate, innovative economic development tools and an outstanding workforce," Granholm said. "If companies are looking to invest and create jobs, we want them to know that Michigan is a great state to do business."

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