MEDC Announces Major Developments In Detroit's Corktown District

MEDC Announces Major Developments In Detroit’s Corktown District

LANSING – The Michigan Economic Development Corporation last week announced three community revitalization projects that will bring economic growth, housing, and increased vibrancy to the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit.

The projects, expected to generate a total capital investment of $67.2 million, are intended to meet housing needs in response to Ford Motor Company’s globally recognized Michigan Central Innovation District, while building on the ongoing growth in and around the city of Detroit.

Michele Wildman, MEDC’s executive VP of economic development incentives & services, joins MITech TV co-host Mike Brennan to provide the back story and more details.

You also can read more at www.Michiganbusiness.org.

About the Author: Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.