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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Macomb County's Contribution to the Automotive Industry

Headed to the North American International Auto Show? Here are some facts about Macomb County's impact on automotive industry.

Macomb County is playing a big role in the automotive industry and this year's North American International Auto Show. The Car of the Year, the Cadillac ATS, was engineered and designed at the GM Tech Center in Warren. The Ram 1500, which is the Truck/Utility of the Year, was assembled at the Warren Truck Plant. “Macomb County has been well represented at the 2013 North American International Auto Show,” said Macomb County Executive Mark A. Hackel in a release. “We have always had a long and successful connection with the industry and continue to be committed to it, encouraging investment in facilities and infrastructure while also developing a skilled and educated workforce to lead the way as the field continues to grow and change.” …

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Recovery of Macomb County Economy 'Not Great,' But Growing Slowly

University of Michigan economists predict slow economic growth for Macomb and its surrounding counties, but growth nonetheless.

While Macomb County will not see a miraculous economic turnaround anytime soon, recovery is expected to continue, albeit slowly, over the next two years. “It’s not great,” said Donald R. Grimes, of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy. “We still have some problems to deal with, but we’re going to get employment growth. The recovery will continue.” Grimes joined fellow economist Dr. George A. Fulton on Tuesday to give a regional economic forecast for the six counties of the Economic Growth Alliance. Although Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, St. Clair, Oakland and Macomb counties will all experience different levels of growth owing to their unique economic situations, the bottom line for the …

Bleeding Michigan

9:26 pm on Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Macomb County economy will improve Real Estate Values will increase PROPERTY TAXES WILL INCREASE And the MISD will be raking in the poor taxpayers money if we are foolish enough to approve a 40.8% tax increase on November 8th. The down turn is a short term anomaly. A spike downward… that will be an instant increase when home valued recover in a year or two and that $70 annual tax in 2011 …   more ›

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