No other state in the nation has welcomed more new business development andexpansion projects during the past eight years than Michigan. According to Site Selection magazine Michigan has a total of 10,882 new developments from 1997 - 2004 and is the only state to top the 10,000 project mark since the magazine began gathering the data.In Michigan, you are within easy reach of customers and suppliers from a diverse mix of industries, starting with automotive and easily expanding into advanced manufacturing, life sciences, nanotechnology, homeland security, alternative energy and research and development.Michigans labor force now exceeds 5.1 million, more than the population of 31 other states and its economy is more diverse than ever before.Over 90 percent of the new jobs created in the last decade in Michigan were inconstruction, health care, business services, engineering and research and development and information technology.Major employers in Michigan include ADP, Bixby Medical, Borders, Delphi, General Motors, Pfizer, University of Michigan, Visteon Corporation, Daimler Chrysler Corporation, Human Capital LLC, Kmart Holding, Amway Corporation, Herman Miller, Inc., Steelcase, Inc., United Chair Co., Inc., Fifth Third Bank, Haworth International Ltd., and USA Sports and Fitness.The Michigan Business Review is in the Detroit, MI DMA. The Michigan Business Review is part of the City Business Journal Network and offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.