75 Percent of Defense Procurement Happens Right Here in Southeast Michigan - Hardcore and At Ease
26 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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Seventy-five percent of Michigan's defense procurement happens in southeast Michigan, across Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties plus Detroit. The region's workforce is deeply interdependent, with workers commuting across county lines. Vicki Selva was appointed executive director because she already knew the major defense companies and could lead the counties toward coalition-building instead of competing against each other.










