Automation Alley

Pictured are (left to right): Ken Rogers, Oakland County Deputy Executive, Jim Croce, CEO of Next Energy; George Jackson, CEO of Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and Jerry Rush, Senior Director, Government and Community Relations, ArvinMeritor, addressed 250 regional business leaders on economic development initiatives in southeast Michigan during an Automation Alley meeting recently. Based in Troy, Mich., Automation Alley is the nation’s fastest growing technology consortium linking business, government and education leaders.