Ford and Newlab Announce Startups to Pilot New Electric Vehicle Tech in Mobility Innovation Program
Ford Motor Company and Newlab, a community of experts and innovators applying transformative technology to solve the world’s biggest challenges, today announced the five startups that will participate in the inaugural cohort of the Mobility Studio.
Oct 28, 2021 | DETROIT
Days after unveiling the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning, the next big reveal for Ford Motor Company is not a vehicle at all.
May 27, 2021 | DETROIT
More than three decades after the last train left Michigan Central Station, the building’s ornate interior will soon look as its creators envisioned more than a century ago.
Feb 2, 2021 | DETROIT
Michigan Central, Ford Motor Company’s development in Corktown, and Newlab, home to over 800 engineers, entrepreneurs, and inventors applying transformative technologies to things that matter, today announced a collaboration to foster an innovation ecosystem committed to helping shape the future of mobility in a way that benefits everyone.
Jun 25, 2020 | DEARBORN, Mich.
A Century Later, Same Indiana Quarry Again Provides Limestone for Michigan Central Station
To retain the historical integrity of the station, which first opened in 1913, the limestone blocks being used to replace the deteriorating stone on the façade will be sourced from the same Indiana quarry that provided the limestone during the original construction.
Nov 13, 2019 | DETROIT
Bill Ford Makes Employee’s Marriage Proposal Wish a Reality
In 2017, Wesley Burkman’s life took an unexpected – and tragic – turn.
Oct 22, 2019 | DETROIT
Ford and its Michigan Central Station Contractors Bring Trade Jobs Back to Detroit
Seven young men from Detroit’s Randolph Technical School are among the team of workers helping RAM Construction Services with masonry and brick repairs at Michigan Central Station, which Ford Motor Company purchased last summer.
Sep 26, 2019 | DETROIT
Ford Opens Information Center in Corktown, a New Platform to Engage with the Community
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Ford’s announcement of the acquisition of Michigan Central Station.
Jun 19, 2019 | DETROIT
Michigan Central Station’s Masonry, Steel Structure Are the Focus of Second Phase of Construction
Ford announced today that the second phase of construction at Michigan Central Station is underway, including restoring eight acres of masonry and repairing the steel structure of the historic Beaux-Arts building.
May 23, 2019 | DETROIT
Plumb Gig: Ford Hires History-Making Detroit Plumber to Preserve Station
As Ford works to rebuild the historic Michigan Central Station, it is only fitting that one of its contractors has herself made history.
Mar 8, 2019 | DETROIT
Ford Hosts Winter Festival at Michigan Central Station
Ford’s Michigan Central Station Winter Festival opened today to a large crowd that braved the weather to enjoy a 3D light show on the iconic building, a night market and a first-of-its-kind exhibition of train station artifacts curated by the Detroit Historical Society.
Jan 18, 2019 | DETROIT
Return of more artifacts allows Ford to create a new Michigan Central Station exhibit
On a cold day in late December, Bryan J. Brincat dropped off several items in a construction trailer outside Michigan Central Station. The items included cast iron wall sconces, once positioned by the station’s elevator doors, cast iron decorative pineapple railing toppers and cast iron elevator buttons.
Jan 11, 2019 | DEARBORN, Mich.
Ford Opens Historic Train Station to Listen to New Ideas, Voices of Corktown Community
Ford Motor Company sharpened its vision for Detroit’s Corktown community by inviting nearly 200 millennial leaders from across the region to participate in Reimagined Detroit Tech, a day of design challenges, workshops and community building ideas focused on shaping the future of Detroit’s oldest neighborhood.
Aug 18, 2018 | Dearborn, MI
Ford has acquired the iconic Michigan Central Station and plans to transform it into the centerpiece of a vibrant new campus in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood that will serve as an innovation hub for Ford’s vision for the future of transportation.
Jun 19, 2018 | DETROIT
Michigan Central Station Through The Years
Historical images of the Michigan Central Station.
Jun 19, 2018 | DETROIT
Ford Motor Company has acquired the iconic Michigan Central Station and plans to transform it into the centerpiece of a vibrant new campus in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood that will serve as an innovation hub for Ford’s vision for the future of transportation.
Jun 17, 2018 | DETROIT