By the numbers: when it comes to high-tech, Michigan is in the front ranks.Did you know? Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). is the ... * No. 2 state for total R & D spending * No. 2 in R & D and testing labs employment with 45,200 jobs * No. 3 state for spending on industrial R & D * No. 4 state for R & D intensity * No. 5 in engineering services employment with 40,400 jobs * No. 8 in software publishers employment with 7,300 jobs. And furthermore ... * High-tech high-tech also hi-tech adj. Informal Of, relating to, or resembling high technology. high-tech Adjective same as hi-tech Adj. 1. industry employment in Michigan totaled 178,000 in 2004, and Michigan ranks 10th in technology employment nationwide. * Michigan's technology workers earn an annual average salary that is 75 percent more than the state's average private-sector worker. Source: Cyberstates 2005: A State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 4 Priorities * Advanced Manufacturing * Alternative Energy * Life Sciences * Transportation R & D Detroit Detroit, city, United States Detroit (dĭtroit`), city (1990 pop. 1,027,974), seat of Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River and between lakes St. Clair and Erie; inc. as a city 1815. Regional Economic Partnership In 2005, the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership, the economic-development arm of the Detroit Regional Chamber, identified four industries that are not only growing worldwide but are also well-suited for the our region's economy. These industries build on the region's current strengths in terms of current industry mix, educational assets and labor force requirements: Advanced Manufacturing -- Advanced manufacturing technologies involve new manufacturing techniques and machines combined with the application of information technology, microelectronics microelectronics, branch of electronic technology devoted to the design and development of extremely small electronic devices that consume very little electric power. and new organizational practices within the manufacturing sector. Alternative Energy -- Hydrogen and other alternative fuels, geothermal ge·o·ther·mal also ge·o·ther·mic adj. Of or relating to the internal heat of the earth. ge , wind, solar, biomass--new energy comes in many forms. It is the product of the latest research and traditional energy sources. Alternative energy is about sustainability and independence, and smarter more efficient technologies. Life Sciences -- Companies in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biomedical technologies Biomedical technology involves the application of engineering and technology principles to the domain of living or biological systems. Usually biomedical denotes a greater stress on problems related to human health and diseases. , life systems technologies, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. , environmental, biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. devices, and organizations and institutions that devote the majority of their efforts in the various stages of research, development, technology transfer and commercialization. Transportation Research & Development -- companies and organizations devoted to the generation of new products, technologies and services for the transportation industry. An increased emphasis on supplier research and development has made the Detroit Region a hotbed hotbed, low, glass-covered frame structure for starting tender plants. It differs from a cold frame only in that the soil is heated—either artificially as by underground electric wiring or steampipes, or naturally with partially fermented stable manure, which for automotive R & D centers. There is no other region in the world that can provide such a concentrated pool of resources including designers, engineers and technology. Melissa Armstrong is senior director of the Detroit Regional Chamber's Research & Information Center. For more information, call (313) 596-0383 or e-mail: marmstro@detroitchamber.com. |
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