We made it to the Fast Company Most Innovative Companies list for 2025! As a leading company in the brand-new Economic Development category, we’re proud to be recognized for our initiatives aimed at creating jobs and opportunities, driving investment and improving the overall economic landscape of Detroit.
Michigan Central is an open platform cultivating a diverse ecosystem of stakeholders that catalyze innovation and economic growth. It’s an approach to collaboration that we believe will future-proof Michigan’s status as the epicenter of mobility solutions and be a talent magnet for the region.
Thank you to our team and all our partners and ecosystem members and congratulations to Newlab at Michigan Central member JustAir, who was also named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list for 2025.
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Michigan Central is a 30-acre tech and cultural hub where leaders, thinkers, communities, and creators come together to accelerate bold ideas and technologies that shape our collective future. So far we’ve welcomed over 200k people to The Station, grown to 130+ startups at Newlab, opened ground floor and tower spaces to tenants like Ford, Google Code Next and Yellow Light Coffee & Donuts, supported 200+ small businesses, created learning opportunities for 1k+ students, and so much more. And we’re just getting started.
Michigan Central is a destination for advancing technologies and programs that address some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity today and unlock a more sustainable and human centered future. It is where collaboration, innovation and community come together to create not only new technology, but new opportunities for Detroiters and Michiganders.
June 9, 2025
Innovative drone inspection is one of the first to launch under the Advanced Aerial Innovation Region (AAIR)—a real-world testing ground for next-generation drone operations based at Michigan Central.
June 2, 2025
Hilton’s first luxury lifestyle hotel in the United States, NoMad Detroit is set to open in 2027, part of Ford Motor Company’s visionary plan for the former train depot turned tech and culture hub
May 22, 2025
Michigan Central Boys & Girls Club to House First-Ever Youth Autonomous Racing Team and Youth-Led Fashion & Tech StartupsMichigan Central Boys & Girls Club to House First-Ever Youth Autonomous Racing Team and Youth-Led Fashion & Tech Startups