Oakland County, Michigan

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Oakland County is a county located in the state of Michigan. As of 2000, the population is 1,194,156. Its county seat is Pontiac6. Most of the county is considered to be a part of the Detroit metropolitan area.

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County - State - Michigan - 2000 - County seat - Pontiac - ⁶ - Detroit metropolitan

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Oakland County is one of the wealthiest counties in the world with its technology center coined "Automation Alley" as a white-collar job center. For this reason it has been dubbed by some to be "the new OC" -a reference to Orange County, California, which has dropped two spots behind it in the rankings. A large influx of German technology investment is scheduled to occur in 2005 and 2006, further bolstering the county's economy.

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Automation Alley - Orange County - California - German

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