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.
September 16, 2025
The AAIR pilot program explores drone operations for middle-mile cargo delivery between the Michigan Central district and nearby manufacturing facility.
September 8, 2025
This summer, we partnered with 12 local youth organizations to curate tailored experiential learning programs
September 5, 2025
Michigan Central and SiriusXM are hosting a new nationwide series, Innovation Brief.