The repositioning of the soon-to-be-shuttered General Motors powertrain plant in Willow Run fits comfortably within efforts to transform the 60,000-acre region in Wayne and Washtenaw counties into a so-called "Aerotropolis," officials said.
That economic development initiative aims to use incentives to entice transportation companies to invest in the region surrounding the Detroit Metropolitan Airport and Willow Run Airport.
"We would expect this to be marketed as part of the Aerotropolis properties that are available," said Michael Finney, CEO of economic development group Ann Arbor SPARK. "That is already a commitment."
The 5 million-square-foot plant, which still has 527 employees, will be closed at the end of December. The closure is part of a restructuring plan initiated in 2009 during GM's bankruptcy filing.
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