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Governor's Address Touches on Tech Development

DETROIT-Keeping technology firms, land conservation and the naming of new government offices were discussed in Gov. John Engler's speech. More than 6,000 information technology companies now call Michigan home.

By Robert Carr | Updated on March 12, 2001

DETROIT-Gov. John Engler’s State of the State address stressed the state’s strengths. One of them is the state’s high-tech presence. More than 6,000 information technology companies call Michigan home and more than 1,800 technology-focused firms are thriving along Oakland County’s Automation Alley.

Systems analysts, database administrators and computer scientists earn some of the highest paychecks in the nation. The industry invests more in research and development in Michigan than in virtually any other state.

Engler says from research centers to the entrepreneurs and innovators that line the Life Sciences Corridor, new ideas, new products and new ways of thinking are integral to the Next Michigan, a slogan he devised for the address.

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