|
Through the
Michigan Renaissance Zone Act of 1996 twenty
renaissance zones have been created in both
economically distressed urban and rural
areas alike. Renaissance Zones are a
powerful market-based program designed to
spur new jobs, investment, and redevelopment
in designated areas. Each renaissance zone
is made up of multiple sub-zones ranging for
20 - 1500 acres in size. In 1996 eleven
renaissance zones were awarded and became
active January 1st 1997.
Renaissance Zones awarded 1996
- City of
Benton Harbor, City of St. Joseph,
Benton Township (urban; 10 subzones;
15-year term)
- City of
Detroit (urban; 8 subzones; 12-year
term)
- City of
Flint (urban; 7 subzones; 15-year term)
-
Gogebic/Ontonagon/Houghton Counties
(rural; 6 subzones; 15-year term)
- City of
Grand Rapids (urban; 6 subzones; 15-year
term)
- City of
Lansing (urban; 2 subzones; 12-year
term)
- Manistee
County (rural; 2 subzones; 15-year term)
-
Montcalm/Gratiot Counties (9 subzones;
15-year term)
-
Oscoda-Wurtsmith (ex-military facility;
1 subzone; 15-year term)
- City of
Saginaw (urban; 5 subzones; 15-year
term)
- City of
Warren (former military facility; 1
subzone; 15-year term)
Due to
the successes of the 1996 Renaissance
Zones, state legislature awarded another
9 Renaissance zones in the state. These
zones became active January 1st 2000.
Renaissance Zones awarded 1999
-
Alpena County, City of Alpena, Grand
Traverse County and Presque Isle
County (rural; 10 subzones; 15 year
term)
-
Huron County, Sanilac County, and
Tuscola County (cities of Brown
City, Croswell, and Sandusky,
villages of Caro, Cass City,
Owendale, and Port Hope; rural; 8
subzones; 10-year term)
- City
of Jackson and Jackson County
(urban; 5 subzones; 15 years)
- K.I.
Sawyer Airforce Base (former
military facility; one zone; 15
years)
-
Kalamazoo County, City of Kalamazoo,
and City of Battle Creek (urban; 10
subzones; 15 years)
-
Lake, Osceola, and Clare Counties
(rural; 10 subzones; 15-year term)
-
Muskegon and Muskegon County (urban;
6 subzones; 15-year term)
- Van
Buren County (rural; 6 subzones;
10-year term)
-
Wayne County (cities of River Rouge,
Taylor, and Wyandotte; urban; 5
subzones; 15-year term)
Map of Michigan Renaissance Zones
http://www.michigan.org/medc/services/sitedevelopment/renzone/index.asp
Michigan Economic Development
Corporation
http://www.michigan.org/medc/
|
