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We are ’s international business address. Bosch, Continental, Magna, FiatChrysler, BorgWarner, Brose, Meritor, Denso and Valeo all have their North American headquarters here. In fact, more than 1,000 firms from 39 countries have business locations in Oakland County, giving us an international diversity few states can match.

Why locate here? You have unparalleled opportunities to sell in the North American market: not only the U.S., but also Canada and Mexico. Our companies export $14.5 billion a year, which ranks 13th among counties nationally. Taking into account the entire Metroplitan area, we are fifth in the country in exports with more than $50 billion a year, first in exports to Canada and third in exports to Mexico. Plus, with 2,000 research facilities and one of the leading high tech workforces anywhere, DAVID COULTER you have access to a large pool of technical talent, suppliers and ideas. Oakland County Executive You can’t say “innovation” or “international business” without thinking Oakland County, Michigan.

SERVICES In Oakland County, When you locate in Oakland County, we can connect you with many services and resources: our business is getting your business International • Free or low cost office space at international business centers from concept to • Referrals to international banks, accounting and legal services customer as quickly • Expat services • Visa assistance as possible. You • Relocation services take your business • Cultural connections • Educational resources seriously. So do we. • Market research and industry trends

Incentive Coordination Access to Capital Site Location Workforce Development Procurement and Government Contracting Services BOND RATING B to B Connections SINCE A fiscally responsible government partner Exporting with resources to • International mission and trade show opportunities support your success. 1998 • Access to export support services • Financial assistance for export development activities GLOBAL APPEAL

Michigan’s International Business Address Oakland County is home to more than 1,000 foreign- owned firms from 39 countries

An Export Hub to North America Locating in Oakland County gives companies access to not only the U.S. market but also to Canada and Mexico— our companies export more than $14 billion annually

High-Profit Companies Chose Oakland County 57% of all FORTUNE 500 companies have at least one business location here

Foreign-Owned Suppliers Oakland County’s top foreign-owned OEM suppliers come from:

 Japan  United Kingdom  Germany  China  Canada  South Korea  France

SKILLED WORKFORCE Montreal Educated Residents

Nearly 57% of Oakland County residents Toronto Boston have an associate degree or higher, and 46% Oakland have a bachelor’s degree or higher County Detroit 56.8% 41.7% Chicago New York OAKLAND U.S. Technical Talent 100 COUNTY AVERAGE Michigan is #1 nationally in the concentration of 200 Washington DC COLLEGE DEGREES engineers with nearly 102,000—with one-fourth of that St. Louis 300 number in Oakland County 400 500

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Research and Development Hub With more than $12 billion spent, Michigan ranks fourth in U.S. for private spending on R&D

Automotive Industry 76 of the top 100 tier one automotive companies are in Oakland County

Patents Oakland County ranks ninth among all U.S. counties in new patents with 1,300 issued annually, and the region was awarded the first U.S. Patent Office outside of Washington D.C.

Industrial Designers With more than 19,000 workers employed as industrial and commercial designers or industrial engineers, the region has the highest concentration of both occupations in the U.S. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year OEM Suppliers estimates, 2015; U.S. Bureau of Labor More than 70% of Michigan’s OEM parts suppliers are Statistics; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; based in Oakland County U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA OAKLAND COUNTY AUTOMATION ALLEY MOTOR CITY — PLUS Michigan • USA This is a consortium of almost The region is famously home 1,000 leading-edge high tech to the headquarters of General companies serving the region Motors and Ford Motor and the and leading the implementation Stellantis (FCA) Automobiles’ North of Industry 4.0. American Headquarters — right in Oakland County. In partnership TECH HUB with the Michigan Department Southeast Michigan’s Oakland County encourages of Transportation and the Road collaboration and innovation Commission, Oakland County is Regional Assets among the region’s 2,000 IT/ creating the first business plan tech companies, and engages for how communities across the the next generation of tech U.S. can implement and pay for workers by involving local high connected car infrastructure. schools, technical colleges and universities. AEROSPACE/DEFENSE Oakland County has launched the Diversification Through Federal Contracting (DTFC) GENESEE LAPEER Lake program to provide businesses COUNTY COUNTY Huron with the resources to win federal contracts. The goal is to increase Lapeer the value of federal contracts won Flint by Oakland County businesses ST. CLAIR Port Huron COUNTY from approximately $300 million to $1 billion by 2025, thereby creating thousands of new jobs in Defense, Aerospace, and other OAKLAND COUNTY related industries MACOMB COUNTY AIRPORTS Air commerce is easily accessible from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Howell B County (DTW), Oakland County Pontiac International Airport, and Bishop International (FNT). Direct flights LIVINGSTON Warren COUNTY to Japan, China and Europe are offered daily. Lake LINKS TO CANADA Detroit St. Clair Five major international trade WASHTENAW crossings to Canada service COUNTY Dearborn the region. Ann Arbor Windsor FRESH WATER Oakland County is only hours away WAYNE Ontario, Canada from “The Great Lakes”—five of COUNTY the world’s largest bodies of fresh water—and has more than 1,450 lakes within its boundaries.

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