Business & Industry

Michigan's economy has been shaped by manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, technology, finance, healthcare, tourism, and entrepreneurship for more than two centuries.

This section of Michipedia documents the companies, industries, institutions, entrepreneurs, and economic developments that have contributed to Michigan's growth and prosperity.

Ford Motor Company

Founded in Detroit in 1903, Ford Motor Company helped transform Michigan into the center of the global automotive industry.

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• Ford Motor Company
• General Motors
• Stellantis
• Dow
• Meijer
• Kellogg Company
• Whirlpool Corporation
• Steelcase

Michigan is widely recognized as the birthplace of the modern automobile industry.

• Ford Motor Company
• General Motors
• Stellantis
• Automotive Industry in Michigan
• Model T

Manufacturing remains one of Michigan's largest economic sectors.

• Manufacturing in Michigan
• Dow
• Whirlpool Corporation
• Steelcase
• Michigan Manufacturers

Michigan is among the most agriculturally diverse states in the nation.

• Michigan Agriculture
• Fruit Industry
• Dairy Industry
• Cherry Industry
• Michigan Wineries

Michigan's technology sector continues to expand.

• Technology in Michigan
• Automotive Technology
• Aerospace Industry
• Data Centers
• Artificial Intelligence

Healthcare is among Michigan's largest industries.

• Healthcare in Michigan
• Corewell Health
• Henry Ford Health
• Michigan Medicine
• Trinity Health Michigan

• Meijer
• Family Fare
• Retail in Michigan
• Small Businesses
• Downtown Development

Tourism contributes billions of dollars annually to Michigan's economy.

• Tourism in Michigan
• Mackinac Island Tourism
• Great Lakes Recreation
• Winter Tourism

• Oldsmobile
• Packard Motor Car Company
• Hudson Motor Car Company
• Detroit Shipbuilding
• Michigan Lumber Companies

• Henry Ford
• Herbert H. Dow
• W.K. Kellogg
• Ralph Hauenstein
• Fred Meijer

• Southeast Michigan
• West Michigan
• Mid-Michigan
• Northern Lower Michigan
• Upper Peninsula

• History
• Government
• Places
• Transportation
• Education

Michigan has long been a center of innovation, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, and entrepreneurship. From the lumber camps and copper mines of the nineteenth century to the automotive industry, advanced manufacturing, healthcare systems, and technology companies of today, business has played a central role in shaping the state's economy and identity.

Michipedia documents the organizations, industries, and individuals that have contributed to Michigan's economic development and commercial history.

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