Reference

Awards

          Updated March 24, 2008

• #1 State for Vehicle-Related R&D Spending 
  $12.4 billion, or 78% of U.S. total, employing 65,000 professionals
  National Science Foundation (2005)
  
• #2 State for Overall Industrial R&D at $16.7 billion
  National Science Foundation (2004)
  
• MEDC Wins Economic Development Bronze Award
  Chrysler Group $1.7 billion investment: Trenton, Marysville
  Business Facilities (2007)
  
• Michigan.org Nation's #1 tourism Web site 2007
  Ranked by Hitwise online measurement company

• Travel Michigan Wins 2 Mercury Awards
  "Pure Michigan" named Best State Tourism Ad Campaign
  Also Best State Tourism TV Spots
  National Council of State Tourism Directors (2007)

• Michigan Ranked #6 Small Business-Friendly State
  Up from #10 in 2006
  Small Business & Entrepreneurship (2007)
   
• #1 State for Industrial R&D Intensity
  Leading the nation in industrial R&D spending per dollar of Gross State Product
  National Science Foundation (2004)

• #4 State for Engineering Degrees
  American Association of Engineering Societies (2007)

• Detroit Metro Airport Jumps to #2 in Customer Satisfaction
  Up from #6 in 2006
  J.D. Power and Associates consumer survey
  
• Detroit #1 Sports City in North America
  Sporting News (2007)
  
• U-M #3 University for R&D Spending
  National Science Foundation (2006)
  
• Michigan Takes Two Spots on North American Top Deals List
  Ford Motor $1 billion investment, United Solar solar cell factory in Greenville
  Site Selection (May 2007)
    
• Ann Arbor Nation's #5 Best Place to Live 2007
  Up from #6 in 2006
  Sperling's annual Cities Ranked and Rated Guide
  
• 3 Michigan Towns on "Best Places to Live" List
  Farmington, Plymouth Twp., Saline among Top 100 Best Places
  Harper Woods, Lincoln Park, Melvindale among Most Affordable
  Money magazine (2007)
  
• Silver Shovel Award, Major Corporate Investments 2005, 2006
  For 2nd year, Michigan recognized for success in countering outsourcing trend
  Area Development (2007)
  
• Ann Arbor #1 on List of Top Knowledge Worker Metros
  Up from #3 in 2006
  Lansing, Kalamazoo Also Among Top Metros
  Expansion Management (2007)
  
• #4 State for Small Tech Innovation 2006 Up from #5 in 2005, #8 in 2004, #9 in 2003
  Small Times (2007)
  
• Michigan #3 State in U.S. Manufacturing
  One of top 14 states best positioned to compete nationally, globally
  eMvoy Research (2006)
  
• Kettering #1 University for Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering
  "America's Best Colleges Guide"
  U.S. News & World Report (2007)
  
• #1 State in Governor's Cup Rankings for Cumulative Projects
  11,822 projects (1997-2007)
  #7 in 2007 with 210 locations, expansions
  Site Selection (2008)
  
• 2005 Michigan Industrial Expansions Win Awards
  DaimlerChrysler Sterling Heights Plant Retention: Corporate Investment Award
  Severstal North American (former Ford Rouge plant): Community Impact Award
  Trade & Industry Development (2006)
  
• MEDC Wins Silver Award for Economic Development Achievement 2005
  DaimlerChrysler Sterling Heights Assembly, Stamping Plant Retention
  Business Facilities (2006)
  
• Nation's #5 in New Capital Spending 2005
  Attracted $3.7 billion in major auto-sector investment
  U.S. Investment Monitor, Ernst & Young (2006)