Target Opportunities Strategic location, large labor pool and lower costs make Shiawassee a strong competitor across sectors. Manufacturing Parts Warehouse storage Warehouse meeting Advanced Manufacturing: Make it better, make it big, with Shiawassee advantages. Michigan’s history of manufacturing innovation and success is legendary and long, starting with Henry Ford’s autos and extending through the 2021 Golden Shovel Award earned with Michigan’s creation of 2,619 jobs and more than $441 million in private investment in manufacturing. Business Facilities Magazine has also put Michigan in the top 4 for manufacturing output and manufacturing jobs. And Michigan is still making manufacturing history with the nation’s first Industry 4.0 Accelerator program at University of Michigan. And Shiawassee positions your enterprise to make the most of Michigan assets with: Rapid, low-cost access to OEMs and markets. In a state with the nation’s highest concentrations of OEMs, Shiawassee County offers the central location and logistics for rapid connections, not only to OEMs but also to major metros and markets across the Midwest and Canada, with transit options that include the I-69 Corridor, Class I rail and a nearby U.S. Port of Entry offering a Foreign Trade Zone. Lower costs of operation in a low-union, pro-business environment. Shiawassee’s labor costs are lower than the state average. We are a community ready to work for your enterprise and with your enterprise, to drive mutual success. An experienced and skilled workforce. Shiawassee performance is supported by strategic workforce development funding and by a talent pipeline that includes local community colleges that are leading the way in skills acquisition with programs like the Baker College’s Michigan Advanced Technician Training (MAT2) Associate of Applied Science in Mechatronics apprenticeship program. At the university level, engineering programs are well-established and cutting-edge. At the University of Michigan innovations like the College of Engineering multidisciplinary collaborations, dual degrees/joint degree programs and interdisciplinary graduate certificate programs prepare an agile and skills-sharp workforce. Transportation, Distribution and Warehouse: Move it faster, move it more efficiently. Growth over the long haul: That’s the Shiawassee opportunity. Case in point is Davis Cartage’s new 60,000-square-foot expansion on its Shiawassee facility, a project that the Shiawassee EDP is proud to have supported with connections to local lenders. Established in 1941, Davis now operates transportation, warehousing and logistics groups with distribution centers across the state. Davis and other companies in this sector can move more efficiently with Shiawassee advantages, including: Central location that offers rapid access to markets and manufacturers across the Midwest and Canada. Transportation costs just 88% of the national average, with lower labor costs in a community where union activity is low. Strategic transit options that include the I-69 Corridor, which connects to I-75 just beyond the County for north-south interstate access, and state highways M21 and M52 offering additional north-south access. Powerful pro-business support from the Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership. Possible incentives through SEDP’s membership in the I-69 International Trade Corridor, a multi-county transit-based program providing incentives to qualified multi-modal based projects. Tech: Lower costs, high quality of life in a Top 10 State for tech growth. Michigan is generating exciting tech opportunity in developments like Michigan’s University of Research Corridor, where members are generating record-breaking numbers of inventions and licensing agreements, drawing more than $1.8 billion in federal academic research dollars to the state. Michigan also offers the workforce for innovation, as a state ranked in the nation’s top 10 for degree completion in STEM and in the top 10 for tech jobs growth and cybersecurity leadership. And Shiawassee County offers the quality of life to attract and retain the top tech talent. Agribusiness: Deep roots, proximity to markets, capacity to flourish. The agribusiness heritage runs deep in Shiawassee County, supported by bountiful crops, a central location proximate to markets, and with logistics options including interstate highway and Class I rail for rapid transit. The County also offers the right energy in every way: A pro-business climate, lower labor costs from a motivated workforce, as well as excess electric and water capacity. Advanced Manufacturing: Make it better, make it big, with Shiawassee advantages. Michigan’s history of manufacturing innovation and success is legendary and long, starting with Henry Ford’s autos and extending through the 2021 Golden Shovel Award earned with Michigan’s creation of 2,619 jobs and more than $441 million in private investment in manufacturing. Business Facilities Magazine has also put Michigan in the top 4 for manufacturing output and manufacturing jobs. And Michigan is still making manufacturing history with the nation’s first Industry 4.0 Accelerator program at University of Michigan. And Shiawassee positions your enterprise to make the most of Michigan assets with: Rapid, low-cost access to OEMs and markets. In a state with the nation’s highest concentrations of OEMs, Shiawassee County offers the central location and logistics for rapid connections, not only to OEMs but also to major metros and markets across the Midwest and Canada, with transit options that include the I-69 Corridor, Class I rail and a nearby U.S. Port of Entry offering a Foreign Trade Zone. Lower costs of operation in a low-union, pro-business environment. Shiawassee’s labor costs are lower than the state average. We are a community ready to work for your enterprise and with your enterprise, to drive mutual success. An experienced and skilled workforce. Shiawassee performance is supported by strategic workforce development funding and by a talent pipeline that includes local community colleges that are leading the way in skills acquisition with programs like the Baker College’s Michigan Advanced Technician Training (MAT2) Associate of Applied Science in Mechatronics apprenticeship program. At the university level, engineering programs are well-established and cutting-edge. At the University of Michigan innovations like the College of Engineering multidisciplinary collaborations, dual degrees/joint degree programs and interdisciplinary graduate certificate programs prepare an agile and skills-sharp workforce. Transportation, Distribution and Warehouse: Move it faster, move it more efficiently. Growth over the long haul: That’s the Shiawassee opportunity. Case in point is Davis Cartage’s new 60,000-square-foot expansion on its Shiawassee facility, a project that the Shiawassee EDP is proud to have supported with connections to local lenders. Established in 1941, Davis now operates transportation, warehousing and logistics groups with distribution centers across the state. Davis and other companies in this sector can move more efficiently with Shiawassee advantages, including: Central location that offers rapid access to markets and manufacturers across the Midwest and Canada. Transportation costs just 88% of the national average, with lower labor costs in a community where union activity is low. Strategic transit options that include the I-69 Corridor, which connects to I-75 just beyond the County for north-south interstate access, and state highways M21 and M52 offering additional north-south access. Powerful pro-business support from the Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership. Possible incentives through SEDP’s membership in the I-69 International Trade Corridor, a multi-county transit-based program providing incentives to qualified multi-modal based projects. Tech: Lower costs, high quality of life in a Top 10 State for tech growth. Michigan is generating exciting tech opportunity in developments like Michigan’s University of Research Corridor, where members are generating record-breaking numbers of inventions and licensing agreements, drawing more than $1.8 billion in federal academic research dollars to the state. Michigan also offers the workforce for innovation, as a state ranked in the nation’s top 10 for degree completion in STEM and in the top 10 for tech jobs growth and cybersecurity leadership. And Shiawassee County offers the quality of life to attract and retain the top tech talent. Agribusiness: Deep roots, proximity to markets, capacity to flourish. The agribusiness heritage runs deep in Shiawassee County, supported by bountiful crops, a central location proximate to markets, and with logistics options including interstate highway and Class I rail for rapid transit. The County also offers the right energy in every way: A pro-business climate, lower labor costs from a motivated workforce, as well as excess electric and water capacity.
