Economic Impact

Economic impact is measured in several ways, including job creation and spending on goods and services.

Marathon’s projected $2.2 billion investment in the DHOUP will generate a projected $230 million in new tax revenues for the city of Detroit through 2030, and millions of dollars in spin-off spending in Michigan and the local communities.

The project will create approximately 60 new full time refinery jobs and 75 additional full time contractor positions in addition to the 400 people and 160 contractors already employed at the Detroit refinery. The new hires will add an additional $16.5 million to the refinery's annual payroll of $74 million. Temporary construction craft workers will range from 500 to 1,300 workers a day for the balance of construction. The peak of 1,300 is anticipated in the fall of 2011. These will consist of primarily union jobs and total construction wages will exceed $350 million by the time project is completed.