Automation Alley membership grows; 1,300 jobs created

Automation Alley is watching its numbers go up. The Oakland County business accelerator has grown to become the biggest in Michigan and has the stats to back it up.

It has invested $5 million in 25 companies that have created 734 new jobs. The investments have been in a number of new economy start-ups, such as Cargo Solutions Group in Sterling Heights, Franklin-based CircleBuilder Software, and Clean Emission Fluids in Detroit.

"In spite of the economy we have become one of the Top 10 technology organizations in the country," says Ken Rogers, executive director of Automation Alley. "We expect to be No 1 within five years."

Automation Alley has helped in the creation of 1,285 jobs overall. It has more than 1,000 dues-paying members and expects that number to grow as the economy picks up and Metro Detroit's entrepreneurial ecosystem fills out.

"The customer sees a value," Rogers says. "They join the Alley and they stay with the Alley."

Source: Ken Rogers, executive director of Automation Alley
Writer: Jon Zemke

Automation Alley membership grows; 1,300 jobs created

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