1. Detroit economic growth corporation
UMSI ASB 2017

2. SECTION 1
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3. Diverse & specialized talent
2.5 million Detroit Region’s civilian workforce
165,000 STEM workforce
Collaborative efforts between community colleges and workforce training programs provides direct access to skilled labor
More than 200 occupational and educational programs granting nearly 18,000 degrees in 2013
Detroit’s Creative Corridor is home to 4,000 creative sector employees, 200 individual creative sector companies and $640,000,000 in aggregate annual revenues. (DC3)

4. Major Autos in Michigan
More than 150,000 people employed by Michigan’s automotive firms.

5. About degc DEGC VISION DEGC MISSION
Be the leading economic development and jobs organization for the City of Detroit, leveraging our expertise and innovation to advance a sustainable, robust and inclusive economy.
To design and implement innovative solutions that drive investment, create jobs in and advance the economy of the City of Detroit through public and private sector collaborations.

6. Research university highlights
Wsu
U-m
msu
Recently rated among the top 30 safest college campuses in America (BestColleges)
Partnered with Detroit’s urban research and technology business park, Tech Town
Home to the U-M Tech Transfer program, which ranks maong the top 10 for performance among all universities
Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a Top 5 U.S. Public University
Undergraduate programs (supply chain management/logistics) and graduate programs (nuclear physics, elementary and secondary education, rehabilitation counseling, and psychology) ranked as number 1 in America by U.S. News & World Report

7. Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success
Henry Ford

8. Less than High School Equivalency
Challenges in Detroit
Detroit
Michigan US
Child Poverty
59%
23.8%
22%
Less than High School Equivalency
23%
11.1%
14%
Household Income
$26,325
$48,411
$51,939
Unemployment
14.9%
7.2%
5.5%

9. Why Detroit? Why Detroit? LOCATION Detail needed SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE
MOMENTUM
TALENT
Detail needed

10. Southeast Michigan

11. Detroit

12. Mt. Elliot Employment District
(2017)

13. Private real-estate investment is pouring into Detroit
Commercial
Commercial
Residential
Retail

14. Claire Koo & Sharon Lee xxxxx@umich.edu | 313-XXX-XXXX | 313-XXX-XXXX
Volunteers
University of Michigan School of Information
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