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Chad Livengood
Crain's Detroit Business senior editor for politics and policy
Crain's Detroit Business senior editor for politics and policy

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CategoryAutomakers
Bill Ford Jr.: Michigan needs to 'lean into' churning out more software developers

Google has become one of the "founding members" of Ford's $950 million investment in building out a mobility-focused tech hub in Corktown, anchored by the Ford-owned Michigan Central Station.  

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CategoryAutomakers
Why Ford left the Ford name out of company formed for Detroit train station project

Ford has formed Michigan Central Innovation District, which will manage how the Ford-owned Michigan Central Station and other buildings will be used for the development of autonomous vehicles.

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CategoryAutomakers
Ford to be joined by Google in Detroit redevelopment project 'ecosystem'

Google and Ford said Friday that Google will provide its cloud-based technological services at Michigan Central, the new name for Ford's mobility innovation campus.

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CategoryColumns
Why Ford's Corktown project may mean more to Michigan's future than the next battery plant
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CategoryManufacturing
GM EV plans win $824 million in incentives from Michigan

The incentives for GM include a first-of-its-kind $600 million direct taxpayer grant from the state of Michigan.

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CategoryManufacturing
GM plans $6.5B EV investment at two Michigan plants

GM is expected to tap its Orion Assembly plant for production of new electric vehicles and battery assembly, while sites in the Lansing area would build proprietary Ultium batteries with LG Energy Solution.

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