Area Businesses
Hillman's progressive attitude toward attracting new businesses has led to the creation of an agricultural renaissance zone, to nurture the growth of value-added agricultural companies in a tax-free setting. For community-minded business owners looking for the right setting to grow and prosper their business, Hillman is an economic opportunity just waiting to happen.

A-1 Party Mart A-1 Woods-N-Water Allband Communications Coop. Art's Klein Bros Plumbing & Heating Bannan Funeral Home Carquest Auto Parts Charly O’s Pizza Chauncey’s Pub Cheboygan Cement Products Cliff’s Painting Community Financial Credit Union Cordes Excavating Crawford Forest Products Dollar General Dr. Herlick’s Dentistry Elkie’s Collision Edwards Auto Body Erb Lumber Family Dollar Farrier Auto Sales Golden Comb & Tanning

Green Funeral Home Greater Hillman Enterprises Heartland Ingredients Hi-Way Inn Hillman Car Wash Hillman Community Center Hillman Dairy Queen Hillman Dollar Store Hillman Flowers and More Hillman Laundry Hillman Pharmacy Hillman Power Company Hillman Tire Hilltop Party Mart Homant Oil Hoosier Propane Hunt Creek Mobile Home Park Independent Bank Jacques Family Restaurant Kathy’s Flowers & Gifts Kenyon Bros. Construction

Lois’s Beauty Shop Mark’s Service Marty’s Barber Shop Medi-Lodge Nursing Home Morrison’s IGA Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health Northern Styles Olree Chiropractic & Health Foods Personal Perfection Precision Millworks Real Estate One Romeo Engineering State Wide Real Estate Stock Lumber Thunder Bay Community Health Services Thunder Bay Resort Top O’ Michigan Insurance Valley Machine Widell, Inc

Business Incentives
In 1997, Michigan became the first state in the nation to offer tax-free Renaissance Zones to help spur new jobs and investments. These designated areas are free of most state and local taxes for up to 15 years. So far, the innovative zones have proven quite successful and are credited with luring 128 companies to the state, as well as creating 3,663 new jobs and over $330 million in new investments. However, these zones were not previously applicable to the food and agriculture industry.

To help Michigan's struggling agriculture industry, which employs 500,000 persons related to farming and food processing, a unique twist was put on the original Renaissance Zone program with the creation of Agricultural Processing Renaissance Zones (APRZ) in 2000. These new APRZs are exempt from all state and local taxes just like the original Renaissance Zones for qualified agriculture processors who want to expand or begin operations in Michigan. Up to 20 such zones will be allowed anywhere in the state. They are designed to help keep Michigan's raw commodities in the state and improve markets and profitability for Michigan farmers.

Industrial Park

Businesses Kenyon Brothers Cordes Excavating Hillman Power Company Crawford Forest Products Village DPW Precision Mill Works Gildner's Concrete Hoosier Propane

Other Industries Wayne Wire Cloth Products Widell Industries