THOMAS TOWNSHIP, SAGINAW COUNTY – The Great Lakes Tech Park Tuesday was designated AT&T Fiber Ready, helping economic development leaders more effectively position the park  for site selection by emphasizing the availability of high-speed, fiber-based services.

“It is a pleasure to highlight Great Lakes Tech Park as one of many Michigan industrial developments where AT&T’s fiber infrastructure is in place and ready to help local businesses drive job creation,” said Jim Murray, president of AT&T Michigan. “Our employees are turning our billions of dollars of investment into high-speed Internet for consumers and businesses across Michigan. Our work is made possible by smart, pro-investment policies championed at the state and federal level, as well as the focused leadership of the local executives who stand with us today.”

The ceremony was attended by representatives from the Economic Development Corporation of the County of Saginaw and Saginaw Future Inc.

“Our state and local elected officials have worked hard to improve the economic environment across Michigan and their work, coupled with the AT&T Fiber Ready designation, will be key in attracting new businesses to Saginaw County,” said JoAnn Crary, President of Saginaw Future Inc. “The AT&T Fiber Ready designation is a new tool developed to make it clear that world-class communications networks are readily available to help businesses succeed in our community.”

The Great Lakes Tech Park is located in Thomas Township, at the corner of M-46 (Gratiot) & M-52 (Graham) in Saginaw County, Michigan. It is Free shovel-ready land with a robust incentive package in place and there are 200 available acres remaining at the Tech Park. This land can be acquired in its entirety, or in parcels as small as 10 acres. The value of the land was initially appraised between $25,000 and $35,000 per acre and is owned by the Economic Development Corporation of the County of Saginaw (managed by Saginaw Future Inc.). For more information call 989-754-8222, email [email protected] or go to www.GreatLakesTechnologyPark.com