New Toyota Technical Center hosts grand opening Thursday
You know the work is done when the grand opening banners are rolled out, and that’s just the case with Toyota’s new technical center in York Township.The auto-manufacturer plans to hold a grand opening tomorrow in it’s brand-spanking new nearly $200-million facility. Officials expect the 700-acre campus and its 530,000 square feet of space to house as many as 1,100 workers by 2010. These employees will specialize in engineering design and vehicle performance development.The new state-of-the-art research and development center will house 350,000 square feet for design engineering and 180,000 square feet for safety testing. It will located just south of Ann Arbor near the intersection of U.S. 23 and Willis Road.Toyota has traditionally done its engineering for its North American products out of Ann Arbor since the 1970s. Hundreds of engineers, scientists and other personnel work for Toyota at one of its now three locations around Ann Arbor.Source: Toyota and state of MichiganWriter: Jon Zemke
You know the work is done when the grand opening banners are rolled out, and that’s just the case with Toyota’s new technical center in York Township.
The auto-manufacturer plans to hold a grand opening tomorrow in it’s brand-spanking new nearly $200-million facility. Officials expect the 700-acre campus and its 530,000 square feet of space to house as many as 1,100 workers by 2010. These employees will specialize in engineering design and vehicle performance development.
The new state-of-the-art research and development center will house 350,000 square feet for design engineering and 180,000 square feet for safety testing. It will located just south of Ann Arbor near the intersection of U.S. 23 and Willis Road.
Toyota has traditionally done its engineering for its North American products out of Ann Arbor since the 1970s. Hundreds of engineers, scientists and other personnel work for Toyota at one of its now three locations around Ann Arbor.
Source: Toyota and state of Michigan
Writer: Jon Zemke
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