The University Research Corridor (URC) is an alliance of Michigan’s three largest higher education institutions: Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University. The purpose of this alliance is to accelerate economic development in Michigan by educating students, attracting talented workers to Michigan, supporting innovation, and encouraging the transfer of technology to the private sector.
Since 2007, the URC has asked AEG to undertake a study that estimates the impact of its member institutions on Michigan’s economy and state tax revenues, and compares the URC’s collective performance to top peer university clusters nationwide.
URC Reports prepared by AEG:
October 2007, Michigan’s University Research Corridor: First Annual Economic Impact Report
September 2008, Michigan’s University Research Corridor: Second Annual Economic Impact Report
May 2009, Preliminary Report: Life Sciences Industry in Michigan and the University Research Corridor
September 2009, Michigan’s University Research Corridor: Third Annual Economic Impact Report
July 2010, The URC’s Support for Advanced Manufacturing in Michigan
October 2010, Empowering Michigan: Fourth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor
December 2010, Research and Development in the URC
May 2011, The URC’s Support for Information and Communication Technology in Michigan
October 2011, University Research Corridor Annual Report
May 2012, Benchmarking Michigan’s URC
May 2012, The URC’s Contributions to Automotive Innovation
January 2013, Empowering Michigan: Sixth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor
January 2014, Empowering Michigan: Seventh Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor
May 2014, Innovating for the Blue Economy: Water Research at the URC
April 2015, Empowering Michigan: Eighth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor
January 2016, Empowering Michigan: Ninth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor
January 2017, Empowering Michigan: Tenth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor
April 2018, Empowering Michigan: Eleventh Annual Benchmarking Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor
September 2018, Empowering Michigan: 11th Edition of the Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor
