Embracing Entrepreneurship
Michigan’s University Research Corridor is proving to be a powerful business incubator for students and alumni, playing a dramatically increased role in nurturing start-up efforts and providing a boost to aspiring…
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2012 Automotive Sector Report: The URC’s Contributions to Automotive Innovation
Michigan is the birthplace of the modern automotive industry, where the automobile was catapulted from a novel product to an everyday necessity. Since the beginning of the auto industry, intense competition, increasing…
5th Annual Economic Impact (2011)
At the forefront of Michigan’s economic resurgence is the University Research Corridor, an alliance of Michigan’s three largest research institutions – Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne…
2011 Information and Communications Technology Sector Report
The University Research Corridor released a new report June 2 that shows how the information and communication technology industry is a worthy educational investment, offers higher-paying jobs and has potential for more…
2010 Advanced Manufacturing Sector Report
Manufacturing is embedded in our state’s history, and in our national consciousness, as the engine of economic growth for much of the 20th century. Michigan was the “arsenal of democracy” in World War II, where Henry…
2008 Alternative Energy Sector Report
The University Research Corridor announced Thursday investments in two new energy initiatives and released an independent analysis showing Michigan is ready to “become a leader in alternative energy.”
2009 Life Science Sector Report
As Michigan lost a quarter of its manufacturing jobs, Michigan’s University Research Corridor partners helped the state become a national life sciences leader, boosting the number of jobs 10.7 percent as average wages…
2nd Annual Economic Impact (2008)
The University Research Corridor (URC) is an alliance of Michigan’s three largest academic institutions: Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University. In 2007 the URC universities…
2007 Annual Report
Welcome to the inaugural annual report issued from the University Research Corridor, a new alliance of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University. We created the alliance to promote…