TechTown
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TechTown is an urban research and technology business park in midtown Detroit. The organization defines its incubator as "a community of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, service providers and corporate partners creating an internationally recognized entrepreneurial village in the city of Detroit.[1]"
Location
Tech Town is located on the border of two of Detroit's most viberant districts - Midtown and New Center. Formerly the area of Detroit where the first automobile manufacturers set up shop, the Tech Town surroundings have a great deal of automotive heritage. The Ford Pickett Plant - which churned out the Model A - is a few blocks east of the technology park.
The New Center area is anchored by Henry Ford Hospital and the State of Michigan's largest office outside of Lansing.
Midtown offers the most impressive cultural offerings in the region, with the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Science Center, Detroit Historical Museum, Charles H. Wright African American Museum, and Detroit's Main Library Branch clustered together. Nestled within this area is also one of America's preimer urban research institutions - Wayne State University.
Funding
Tech Town was founded by neighboring Wayne State University, who provided intitial funding. The project has also been supported by other non-profit, corporate, and philanthropic organizations. In May of 2008, the research park received a $625,882 grant from the Detroit Casino Development Fund.[2]
National Recognition
In the past year, Tech Town has welcomed two estemed political figures to the research park - former president Bill Clinton and South African Ambassador to the United States Barbara Masekela.
References
- ^ http://www.techtownwsu.org/
- ^ "City awards TechTown $625,882 grant for business growth program". Wayne State University. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-10-08.