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Detroit Metro Airport’s North Terminal will now be named in honor of Wayne County Executive Warren Evans.

Low-altitude airspace drone operations found a great partner in the Lakes of Taylor Golf Club to test hardware and software in winter conditions.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce that Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining provider Aerostar Manufacturing is expanding its operations in the city of Romulus, where it will create up to 62 jobs for Michigan workers.

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Detroit Aerotropolis’s Christopher Girdwood speaks on the work being done to build highway in the skies for commercial drones with a focus on logistics, airports and economic development across the region. https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/11/21/michigan-matters-powering-evs-wireless-charging-roads-and-drones/

Detroit Aerotropolis worked in collaboration with Airspace Link to bring a technology showcase to the Detroit Region, specifically the City of Taylor, to connect air and ground technologies with drone delivery. https://flipboard.com/video/wjbk/76341b2438

SEMCOG, which is a planning partnership for Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties, was onsite to capture new drone delivery initiatives at the Lakes of Taylor Golf Club.  

Ford’s new collaborative learning laboratory – Ford Ion Park – to be based in Romulus, Mich., aimed at driving high-volume battery cell delivery, better range and lower costs for customers This global battery center of excellence becomes home base for researching new technologies, piloting advanced manufacturing techniques that will allow Ford to quickly scale breakthrough

With tenants like Pitney Bowes, Lasership, Hearn Industrial Services, and DHL, the Ecorse Commons Industrial Park is quickly reaching full capacity. With two world class airports, access to three major interstates and five Class-A rail lines, the City of Romulus is a prime location for global companies to build, expand, or develop. It started in

Detroit Aerotropolis is working with the State of Michigan to position itself to capture the rapidly growing demand for advanced air mobility solutions.  Detroit Aerotropolis joined those in Michigan’s mobility ecosystem who are advancing aerial mobility locally or globally including investors, federal agencies, startups, corporates, municipalities, and manufacturers for a series of virtual events. Michigan