{"id":3444,"date":"2010-08-22T14:59:40","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T18:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/?p=3444"},"modified":"2022-12-30T15:29:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T20:29:20","slug":"mtc-coming-to-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/mtc-coming-to-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"MTC Coming to Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

– Updated – 05\/10\/2018 –<\/strong> Microsoft moved its Regional Headquarters from Southfield Michigan to downtown Detroit. The new location is at Suite 500 of One Campus Martius<\/a> (formerly Compuware Building), where the company unveiled its new Technology Center.\u00a0The new 40,000-square-foot center will accommodate 200 employees from the Southfield Town Center location which will reportedly<\/a> remain open.<\/p>\n

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\"Michigan\"<\/a>Microsof<\/strong>t Corporation<\/a> (NASDAQ: MSFT<\/a>) will expand its Michigan operations by creating a business consulting center<\/strong> in Southfield, MI<\/a>. Crains<\/a><\/em> reports<\/a> that the Redmond, <\/a>WA-based\u00a0software company will be creating a Microsoft Technology Center<\/strong><\/a>, in the Southfield Town Center<\/a><\/strong>. Microsoft has used the MTC concept in other markets to help businesses use its products to solve problems, Additionally, it is a way for the companies to help each other,\u00a0 Drew Costakis, director of the Southfield technology center told Crains<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Microsoft\"<\/a>\u201cOur new Technology Center is another expression of Microsoft\u2019s longstanding commitment to the Detroit community, and we believe it will become a valuable resource for metro Detroit businesses,<\/em>\u201d said Mr. Costakis .\u201cBecause of its central location in southeast Michigan, the new facility is in an ideal location for customers throughout the region, enabling them to take advantage of all our technology offerings closer to home<\/em>,\u201d Mr. Costakis told the Oakland Press<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Technology Center<\/h3>\n

\u201cWe can do things at the high level to envision what to do with our software, we can collaborate on product designs, or even how to work from home,<\/em>\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cAt the same time, we have a large partner ecosystem with companies such as HP<\/a>, EDS<\/a>, and Siemens<\/a>. We can help our customers make connections as well.\u201d Costakis explains \u201cIn Chicago, for example, where we’ve been there for a long time, it’s constantly booked.<\/em>\u201d Microsoft said its lease of the space began on August 1st.\u00a0 the opening of the Microsoft Technology Center opening is planned for late fall.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are eight Microsoft Technology Centers in the U.S.<\/p>\n