Welcome From County Executive L. Brooks Patterson

Greetings!

As Oakland County Michigan's top elected official, please accept my personal invitation to interact with one of the most innovative and user-friendly business development web sites anywhere.

You will learn about one of the wealthiest counties in the country and all the things that make Oakland County Michigan attractive to the 41,000 businesses -- more than 650 of them foreign-owned -- and the 1.2 million residents that call us home. This site makes that possible.

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I'm proud of Oakland County. ArvinMeritor, DaimlerChrysler, Delphi, Energy Conversion Devices, ePrize, Flagstar Bank and Kelly Services all have their world headquarters here, In fact, 50 of the top 100 Global Fortune 500 companies have business locations here.

Don't take my word. See for yourself. You won't find a more business-friendly location than Oakland County.

Sincerely,

L. Brooks Patterson, County Executive