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Ford redevelopment plan in Dearborn estimated at $1.2B
Source: Detroit Free Press
Ford redevelopment plan in Dearborn estimated at $1.2B
Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press 4:12 p.m. EDT April 12, 2016
Ford unveiled sweeping plans today to redevelop dozens of buildings in Dearborn that house more than 30,000 employees in a project that will transform the automaker's presence in the city into two distinct campuses over the next 10 years.
The project, which represents an investment estimated at more than $1.2 billion, is intended to give Ford's employees the work environment and technology necessary to design and develop cars of the future.
In some ways, the massive project, in planning for more than three years, is long overdue.
In addition to its headquarters off Michigan Avenue, Ford has an assortment of nearly 70 disconnected buildings along Oakwood Boulevard, and many of those buildings are more than 60 years old. While some are only a few miles from one another, it isn't always easy to get from one building to another.
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Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press 4:12 p.m. EDT April 12, 2016
Ford unveiled sweeping plans today to redevelop dozens of buildings in Dearborn that house more than 30,000 employees in a project that will transform the automaker's presence in the city into two distinct campuses over the next 10 years.
The project, which represents an investment estimated at more than $1.2 billion, is intended to give Ford's employees the work environment and technology necessary to design and develop cars of the future.
In some ways, the massive project, in planning for more than three years, is long overdue.
In addition to its headquarters off Michigan Avenue, Ford has an assortment of nearly 70 disconnected buildings along Oakwood Boulevard, and many of those buildings are more than 60 years old. While some are only a few miles from one another, it isn't always easy to get from one building to another.
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Read more: http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2016/04/12/ford-unveils-redevelopment-plan-dearborn-offices/82904392/
