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City of Detroit & DaimlerChrysler Win Partnership Award in Nation's Capital

29 January 2000

Mayor's Work with Auto Giant Produces Recognition For Mack Avenue Engine Plant Development Project

     DETROIT -- The City of Detroit and DamilerChrysler Corp. have received an 
Outstanding Achievement Excellence in Public/Private Partnership Award from the 
U.S. Conference of Mayors for their collaborative efforts on the Mack Avenue 
Engine Plant Development Project.  Detroit is one of 22 cities recognized in 
the national group's newly released "Public/Private Partnership Awards Best 
Practices Guides."

    "This is strong evidence of the success we as a city enjoy in our efforts
to form meaningful partnerships with our businesses," said Mayor Archer.  "By
working together in a spirit of true collaboration, the City of Detroit and
DamilerChrysler Corp. are now listed as national models for future
partnerships.  This award is something we can all be proud of as we continue
to reach out and form new partnerships to move our city forward."

    For years, the 2.3 million square ft., 34 acre Old Mack Stamping Plant sat
vacant after its closing in 1979 and served as a bleak reminder of the decline
of Detroit's industrial era.  The earliest buildings of the plant date back to
1916.  Today, after a $1.6 billion capital investment and a successful
cooperative effort between the city and the automaker, the sprawling
industrial park complex now represents the single, largest investment in the
Empowerment Zone.  This effort, at the completion of construction for the Mack
II Engine Plant, will add a total of 2,000 new jobs to the city's local
economy.