More Good News, Chrysler to Reopen Conner Avenue Assembly

**Flintoid** · December-13-11, 01:14 PM

I think with things like Techtown and Bizdom U and Detroit Venture Partners, etc. we are developing a brain based economy. Unfortunately, that takes time to create. In the meantime, we need as many jobs as we can get, and reactivating a closed factory is still good news!

**corktownyuppie** · December-13-11, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Flintoid

I think with things like Techtown and Bizdom U and Detroit Venture Partners, etc. we are developing a brain based economy. Unfortunately, that takes time to create. In the meantime, we need as many jobs as we can get, and reactivating a closed factory is still good news!

I agree, and yes, it is good news. It's going to take a decade or so to "re-tool". I think the future of Detroit [[and Michigan) looks bright. But that's because I'm looking out 10-20 years. In that time, a lot of the legacy costs that we have will disappear as the people to whom we promised them die, and as our education levels move up and we continue to transition.

But, that's from the 10,000 foot view looking down, unfortunately. Next 5 years gonna be rough waters, and relief from these factories staying open certainly IS good news!

**DetroitPlanner** · December-13-11, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Flintoid

I think with things like Techtown and Bizdom U and Detroit Venture Partners, etc. we are developing a brain based economy. Unfortunately, that takes time to create. In the meantime, we need as many jobs as we can get, and reactivating a closed factory is still good news!

This has always been a problem. We have so much invested in the Auto industry around here, its difficult to not go after more of a share of it. When state and local budgets are limited, its easy to focus too much on what we have that works, then it always ends up biting us in the @$$ during downturns.

On the plus side we have made remarkable strides getting hi-tech auto jobs here. Toyota does have a huge angineering facility in AA, and there are lots of other companies that have auto-tech based workers here. And its not just the tech side, with the expansion of CCS we also have the design part too.