Ford moved hundreds of employees from two core departments into the renovated Michigan Central Station on Tuesday, marking another chapter in the once-abandoned train depot's heralded resurrection. Why it matters: This was a day that once seemed improbable,

Michigan Central celebrated its grand reopening in June and welcomed 167,000 visitors over the summer. The building in Corktown closed down more than 30 years ago and was acquired by Ford Motor Company in 2018. It reopened after six years under reconstruction.

Detroit — Michigan Central Station on Tuesday became the headquarters for Ford Motor Co.'s Model e electric vehicle division, as employees from the business unit as well as its Integrated Services software team move into the former train depot.

Newlab at Michigan Central is home to 119 startups and 670 members. The innovation hub fosters mobility-focused startups, and moving Ford’s electric vehicle team to Corktown to work alongside The Factory will only add to the collaboration, Stearn said.

Ford Motor Co.’s first wave of employees to occupy Michigan Central Station start moving in this week. Carolina Pluszczynski, COO of Michigan Central, told Crain’s Detroit Business sister publication Automotive News last month that the move-in date is Tuesday, Oct. 8 and “we’ll see a couple of Ford floors.”

Tuesday was move-in day at Michigan Central, a day Ford and the city, have both been waiting for. "What this means to the city, to have this kind of Ford presence, is enormous," said Mayor Mike Duggan.