The Detroit designation for High Tech

[O3H]

Thanks Lowell - I appreciate the point/counterpoint and take it to heart

[Hermod]

It wasn't just taxes that drove the factories to the suburbs. It was cheap land in large parcels. Production technology changed rapidly in the forties and fifties. The old multi-story plants with freight elevators and materiels handling by overhead hoists run on ceiling tracks gave way to single story plants with forklifts used for materials handling. The burbs had the land to build those factories, the crowded city did not.

[O3H]

Well the cheap land, and available labor, hasn't brought them back to Detroit.

[masterblaster]

HI, I did a search on Crain's Detroit for automotive-related new regional HQ, R&D and manufacturing facilities in the past few years, and the list is below. These new developments are OVERWHELMINGLY in the suburbs. Detroit city should be seeing more of this type of development in the neighborhoods if it is really going to turn around.

May 25, 2018
Tata Technologies to move HQ, 150 workers from Novi to Detroit's TechTown
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...roits-techtown

May 24, 2018
Automotive glass company PPD consolidates operations in Shelby Township
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...helby-township

April 5, 2018
Electronics supplier Infineon plans $1.55 million expansion in Livonia
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...ion-in-livonia

January 11, 2018 02:26 PM
Bontaz Centre to move Madison Heights plant to Troy
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...-plant-to-troy

January 3, 2018
Auto electronics supplier Hella to move headquarters to Northville Township
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...-to-northville

January 3, 2018
Auto supplier Auria opens new headquarters in Southfield
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...-in-southfield

December 19, 2017 10:36 AM
Chinese manufacturer Haval to invest $3.5 million in R&D center in Farmington Hills
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...n-rd-center-in

November 20, 2017
Mahindra to invest $22.3 million, create 105 jobs in Oakland County expansion
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...oakland-county

October 26, 2017
Cooper Standard opens Global Technology Center in Livonia
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...ter-in-livonia

October 13, 2017
Sakthi Automotive building $7 million facility, adding 200 jobs in Detroit
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...ng-200-jobs-in

April 24, 2017
Flex-N-Gate breaks ground for $95 million plant in Detroit
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...ant-in-detroit

February 28, 2017
Spanish supplier to open $61.2 million plant in Shelby Township, create 430 jobs
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...helby-township

January 30, 2017 12:00 PM
Automotive Lighting to invest $35 million, add 362 jobs in Independence Township
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...dd-362-jobs-in

January 19, 2017
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors to build HQ in Novi; Kerkstra to expand in Trenton
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...stra-to-expand

October 17, 2016
Canadian auto supplier Martinrea to build Auburn Hills tech center
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...ls-tech-center

June 08, 2016 12:00 PM
Karma Automotive to open Troy engineering and sales center
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...d-sales-center

June 16, 2016
Mexico City-based auto supplier Tremec to establish U.S. headquarters in Wixom
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...s-headquarters

March 22, 2016
Ohio-based auto supplier wins $1.4 million state grant for headquarters move to Novi
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...r-headquarters

February 18, 2016
Fujikura Automotive moves its North American headquarters to Farmington Hills
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...eadquarters-to

July 28, 2015
Chinese auto supplier to invest $26.9 million, create 160 jobs in Detroit
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...te-160-jobs-in

August 28, 2018
Subaru to invest $48 million in new technical center in Van Buren Township
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...r-in-van-buren

[bragaboutme]

Since when did the suburbs become one City? I guess we should call it the City of the Suburbs vs the City of Detroit. I'm all for growth in any one City in our region and State, but to make it seem like the growth is only happening in the City of the Suburbs is reaching at best.

[O3H]

The truth hurts -- it just isn't happening in the Detroit city limits