Automation Alley
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Automation Alley is a name for the Interstate 75 corridor cutting through Oakland County, Michigan. A substantial number of high-tech companies have operations in or near the area. A formal organization called "Automation Alley" came into being in 1997 at the initiative of county executive L. Brooks Patterson, designed to further attract businesses and white-collar workers to the area. Headquarters of the organization opened in 2004 in the city of Troy. The area has no precise geographical boundaries, but communities generally considered to be a part of the area include Auburn Hills, Birmingham, Rochester Hills, and Troy.
In April 2004, it was announced that the Automation Alley cluster had expanded to have an eight-county presence and include the City of Detroit. The presence now includes Genesee County, Livingston County, Macomb County, Monroe County, Oakland County, St. Clair County, Washtenaw County and Wayne County, including Detroit.
[edit] Companies and subsidiaries
The following is a partial list of past and present companies founded in the Automation Alley or which have a major subsidiary located there:
- ABB Robotics
- American Axle & Manufacturing
- ArvinMeritor, Inc.
- Campbell-Ewald
- Chase
- Comerica
- Compuware
- BASF
- BBDO
- Bosch
- DaimlerChrysler
- Delphi Corporation
- Denso International America, Inc.
- DTE Energy
- Eastern Michigan University
- FANUC Robotics
- Flagstar Bank
- Fifth Third Bank
- Ford Motor Company
- Google AdWords
- General Dynamics Land Systems
- General Motors Corporation
- IBM
- Johnson Controls, Inc.
- Kelly Services, Inc.
- Kettering University
- Lawrence Technological University
- LaSalle Bank
- Lear Corporation
- ManPower Professional
- MSX International
- National City Bank
- NextEnergy
- Nissan USA
- Northwood University
- Oakland University
- Schoolcraft College
- Siemens VDO Automotive
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- U.S. Army National Automotive Center
- United Solar Ovonic
- University of Michigan
- University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Valassis
- Visteon Corporation
- Volkswagen of America, Inc.
- Wayne State University
- Walsh College
