It's spring cleaning time! Michigan just received some big-time cash to clean up 47 former automotive sites for redevelopment.
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The
White
House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers announced an
$800 million investment to put former auto facilities back into
productive use, creating jobs and economic growth in communities across
the country, including Michigan.
The funds will be allocated
among more than 90 sites located in 14 states and include additional
pooled funding that will be available to all sites owned by Old GM as
needed to cover unforeseen costs.
Michigan will garner the most
funds of any state under the trust fund. Of the 90 sites covered by the
plan, 47 are in Michigan. Affected communities include Bay City,
Burton, Detroit, Flint, Lansing, Lansing Twp., Livonia, Mt. Morris,
Pontiac, Romulus, Saginaw, Van Buren Twp., Wyoming and Ypsilanti.
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