DETROIT, Aug. 15, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- The District Detroit, which includes Little
Caesars Arena and many other new developments, has already created
more than 670 apprentice and pre-apprentice positions with hundreds
of Detroit and Michigan-based contractors since April 2015. So far, 673 apprentices have been
hired to work on Little Caesars Arena, more than half of whom are
Detroit residents.
Skilled trade apprenticeships provide a path to long-term,
good-paying careers in ironwork, electrical, plumbing and
carpentry. As other developments such as the new expansion of the
Little Caesars world headquarters campus continue to progress,
hundreds more apprenticeship opportunities can be expected in the
coming years.
"The District Detroit has always been envisioned as a Michigan
Made-Detroit Built development that provides jobs and opportunity
to our community," said Christopher
Ilitch, President and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. "With
Little Caesars Arena opening in next month and many more projects
underway, we're proud that hundreds of local residents have been
set on a path towards new careers with more opportunities to
come."
Separately, more than $445 million
dollars in contracts (61% of contracts awarded) for The
District Detroit have gone to Detroit-based companies and more than
$650 million dollars in contracts
(94% of contracts awarded) have gone to Michigan-based companies.
"The District Detroit continues to provide great employment
opportunities for Detroiters," said Nicole
Stallings, Deputy Director of Workforce Development for the
City of Detroit. "The
apprenticeships in particular are helping to train residents and
prepare them for careers in the skilled trades. With the
construction boom the city is continuing to experience, we expect
there to be an abundance of opportunities for years to
come."
Detroiters have worked more than 538,000 hours on the Little
Caesars Arena and headquarters expansion sites to-date. The
$1.2 billion District Detroit project
will create more than 12,500 construction and construction-related
jobs, and at least 3,000 permanent jobs, and ultimately generate
more than $2 billion in economic
impact.
About The District Detroit
The District Detroit is one of the largest sports and
entertainment developments in the country. Located in the heart of
Detroit, this 50-block, mixed-use
development led by the Ilitch organization unites eight world-class
theaters, five neighborhoods and three professional sports venues
in one vibrant, walkable destination for people who want to live,
work and play in an exciting urban environment. Home to the Detroit
Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Lions - The
District Detroit represents the greatest density of professional
sports teams in one downtown core in the country.
Data from the University of Michigan
demonstrates that The District Detroit will ultimately account for
an economic impact of more than $2
billion by 2020 and create 12,500 construction and
construction-related jobs and 3,000 permanent jobs.
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SOURCE The District Detroit