Friday, February 4, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Joins New Michigan Central Innovation Announcement

State plans to align more than $126 million in new and existing investments, programming, and resources to support the 30-acre campus that is expected to hold 5,000 workers

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Announces New Housing Development, Economic Investments for Three Detroit Neighborhoods

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Malcolm X House in Inkster listed in the National Register of Historic Places

• African American Civil Rights leader Malcolm X resided in this house with his brother and family from 1952 to 1953 • Historic designation is an important step to rehabilitating the house for future reuse as an educational facility

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Announces First-in-the-U.S. Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Road System Contract Awarded by MDOT

Fast facts: • Electreon has been selected to build a public wireless in-road charging system to pilot on a 1-mile section of road in Detroit. • In September 2021, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer first announced the pilot initiative to develop the nation’s first wireless charging infrastructure on a public road in the U.S. right here in Michigan. • More than half of Michigan’s automotive suppliers conduct automated vehicle testing in the state. • Michigan offers nearly 600 miles of roadway equipped for connected vehicle testing, and is building the road of the future with a new 40-mile connected corridor project being led by MDOT and the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification.