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MEDC approves brownfield projects, expected to create 1,500 jobs

metromode - Job News  Wed, 10/28/2009 - 18:00

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation approved 10 brownfield projects that are expected to create 1,500 jobs and help seven companies invest $254 million.

The projects include the normal automotive-centric projects and an IT center development in Detroit.

The idea behind the tax credits is to turn some of the state's brown fields into viable commercial spaces available for investment and job creation.

Michigan's definition of brown fields ranges from polluted land to obsolete buildings.

The Metro Detroit projects include: