Guarding the County’s Future
Chief Executive Officer for Wayne County Robert Ficano discusses the Guardian Building purchase and the reasons for the move.
Robert Ficano's Latest Articles
The Case for the Aerotropolis
Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano's travels has taken him to airport developments at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands, Frankfurt Airport in Germany, Beijing, Dubai and, closer to home, Louisville, Kentucky. The growth of these airports into aerotropolis developments is the result of partnership between the airport, the city, the private sector, and the State or National government. Because of the partnerships, these airports have evolved into engines of economic activity.
What Economic Diversification Means
When leaders in Michigan speak about "economic diversification," they sometimes interpret it as moving away from our automotive heritage. For Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, economic diversification means building upon the spirit of ingenuity and the engineering capacity that area automotive companies and manufacturing firms have helped develop over the past century.
The Importance Of Regional Cooperation
Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano believes no city or county in Southeast Michigan exists in isolation from another. In this month's issue of EDGE Ficano lays out the importance of regional cooperation when it comes to business attraction and retention and what Wayne County is doing to promote it.
Detroit Region Aerotropolis: On the cutting EDGE
Welcome to the very first issue of Wayne County EDGE, a monthly e-newsletter that aims to bring you closer to what's going on in Wayne County. In this first feature we'll discuss the Detroit Region Aerotropolis initiative and redefining our region.
