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Automation AlleyAutomation Alley is a “regionally-focusedtechnology organization” intended to bringlocal business, educational institutions, andlocal units of government together in order tocoordinate and promote technology-basedbusinesses in Southeast Michigan.The organization’s members are located inGenesee County, Livingston County, MacombCounty, Monroe County, Oakland County,St. Clair County, Washtenaw County, WayneCounty and the City of Detroit. The mission ofthe organization is to “…act as a catalyst toenhance the image of Southeast Michigan tohelp members grow their businesses.”Automation Alley provides products andservices to its members to stimulate andhighlight technological excellence andeconomic diversity. Ultimately, AutomationAlley aims to help industry, government andacademia attract, develop and retain theskilled workforce required to be competitive inthe new knowledge-based economy.Automation Alley assists its members throughthree specific programs:• International Business Center: theAutomation Alley International BusinessCenter helps small and medium sizecompanies become export ready, organizestrade missions and conducts internationalbusiness attraction services.• Technology Center: the Automation AlleyTechnology Center leverages businesses,educators and government to helpentrepreneurs bring new technologies tomarket quicker and more efficiently.• GLIMA Network: GLIMA, AutomationAlley’s association for technologyprofessionals, provides significant learningopportunities for individuals withinMichigan’s technology community.www.automationalley.comWhat are information technology and otherknowledge economy businesses looking forwhen seeking new office space? Assuming thatmany new information-based businesses can bevery selective in their location, given that theyare no longer tied to availability of materialsor railroads, etc., when a business has chosenTroy based on other factors, what is a companylooking for in a specific facility? If Troy is ableto attract new office and high-tech businesses,it must then address the second part of theequation and ensure that the City’s office spacesare qualified for the businesses it attracts.Infrastructure for advanced technologyoffices and businesses includes fiber optics,wireless communication, multiple carriers,power redundancy and other components.Troy must ensure that new office spaces havethis essential technology infrastructure. Whennew buildings are developed incorporating newtechnology standards, they enjoy lower vacancyrates and increased lease income based onhigher rents. 4The City should consider encouraging physicalcomponents to ensure that new or redevelopedoffice spaces are more conducive to knowledgeeconomy businesses. These elements willcontribute to the economic sustainability ofthe structure, and when complemented bygreen building design will ensure that new orredeveloped structures are competitive andviable for generations to come. These elementscould include:• Elevated Ceiling Heights• High Floor Load Capacity• Power Redundancy Components• Telecommunications Space• Raised Flooring• Flexible Connectivity• Advanced Fire Protection Systems• Closed Circuit Security TelevisionMonitoring4. Real Estate Knowledge Center34 CHAPTER 4: PROSPERITY
CITY OF TROY MASTER PLAN• Tenant Controlled HVAC• Flexible Work StationsGiven a choice between a conventional officespace and one having many or all of the featuresdescribed above, with all other factors beingequal, the facility with these upgrades will befar more competitive. The City can exploreincentives and regulations which enhance theCity’s stock of existing office space with aneven more technologically advanced stock ofdesirable spaces. In this way, the City can ensurethat those businesses attracted to Troy by thequality of life and other factors will find a physicalspace which allows them to excel in their sectorand provide an optimal environment to attractthe highest quality workforce.Research and Research TechnologyTroy has a tradition of innovation in researchand research technology in a variety of sectors.Troy’s top employers include automotiveindustrial giants such as GM, Volkswagen,Chrysler, Ford, Nissan, Delphi, Behr, Magna,Valeo, Lear, Porsche, and Arvin-Meritor. Othertop employers include medical entities such asBeaumont, Quest Diagnostics, Trinity Health,Henry Ford, Oakwood, St. John’s, and WayneState Physician’s Group.Other technologicalleaders include IBM, Fanuc Robotics, and ECDOvonics, a developer of alternative energyproducts like photovoltaic shingles to capturesolar energy and fuel cells under developmentfor alternative automotive power. It is a mix ofcompanies like these, and especially companiesin a growing field such as green energy likeECD Ovonics, for which the City of Troy mustcompete moving forward.The Emerging Sectors program launched byOakland County targets ten business sectorsin which the County wants to become morecompetitive. It is designed to capture anddevelop businesses which operate in the areaof new and emerging technology. EmergingSectors functions first as a promotional programEmerging SectorsThe Oakland County “Emerging Sectors”business attraction strategy, adopted in2004, is designed to capture and developbusinesses which operate in the area ofnew and emerging technology. EmergingSectors has identified a number of criticalfacts which speak well of the success of21st century businesses in Oakland County:• More than one third of the researchand development facilities inMichigan are located within OaklandCounty.• Michigan is second in the nation forresearch and development spending.• Michigan companies file for over3,000 patents a year, which makesMichigan a top ten state in thatcategory.• Over 40 percent of Oakland Countyresidents have college degrees, about14 percent higher than the nationalaverage.• Master’s Degrees were awarded ata rate of 250 percent of the nationalaverage, and Ph.D.s were grantedat a rate of nearly 200 percent thenational average.http://www.oakgov.com/econ/sectors/sectors.htmlto attract businesses in these ten sectors, andalso acts as an information clearinghouse toassist companies considering new locations.The program specifically targets its promotionalefforts towards those companies within eachsector which the County feels are most likely toconsider expanding into Oakland County. Thesesectors are:CHAPTER 4: PROSPERITY35
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