Think of U-M's Business Engagement Center (BEC) as the welcome mat for high tech companies to move to Ann Arbor.
By providing a pipeline of cutting edge talent, offering technological collaboration and making available educational opportunities for employees, the BEC opens the door to industries Michigan needs to transform its economy.
Case in point: Aernnova, a spanish aerospace engineering firm that just planted its North American roots in Tree Town.
The company's $10 million aerospace engineering center will focus on the design of composite and metal aerostructures -- sections of aircraft such as wings, tails and fuselage. Needless to say, that means lots of high tech jobs. Aernnova is expected to employ over 200 people within 5 years and up to 600 with 15 years.
Click on the YouTube video below to get the skinny on how the deal went down and why the BEC is emerging as a vital agent for Michigan's economic transformation.