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Based in as the Michigan Livonia, he manages eight Department of southeast Michigan coun- Commerce, in 1987, ties — the most populous becoming southeast in the state. Twelve account Michigan manager in managers report to him. 1997. Gormezano played a key "It's often difficult role in getting Dispomedic getting companies to 2000 Ltd., an Israeli manu- move into our area facturing company, to take because we have the over and renovate an old tough counties with plant in Port Huron to Gormeza no the high labor rates, begin making high-technol- such as Wayne, ogy syringes there next Oakland, Macomb, year. Lapeer and St. Clair counties," he "It's part of our ongoing effort to pointed out. "Labor costs seem to lure businesses and jobs to southeast drop north of 1-69." The highway Michigan from anywhere in the forms an arc around the southeast world," he said. 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