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Why Ford's Corktown project may mean more to Michigan's future than the next battery plant

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Ford Motor Co. is working to transform the decrepit Michigan Central Station in Detroit into a hub for 5,000 knowledge-economy jobs. (Larry Peplin for Crain's Detroit Business)
January 28, 2022 11:30 AM
Crain's Forum: Michigan's knowledge economy

Michigan's biggest companies have made some big bets in the state: Ford with its revamp of the Michigan Central Station to plot the future of mobility, GM with its announcement of billions in EV manufacturing investments. What kinds of jobs should Michigan target going forward?

This month's Crain's Forum weighs a variety of viewpoints on that key question for the future of the state's economy.

Ford Motor Co.'s recent bets on the future of the automotive industry it helped define say a lot about where Michigan policymakers should be placing their next economic bets.

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