▁of ▁the ▁data ▁center ▁including ▁one ▁server ▁room ▁will ▁be ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Qu icken ▁Lo ans ’ ▁technology ▁team . ▁An ▁equal - s ized ▁ 3 3 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁foot ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁including ▁the ▁second ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁square - foot ▁server ▁room , ▁is ▁available ▁for ▁le ase . ▁ ▁High er ▁education ▁and ▁research ▁ ▁Metro ▁Detroit ▁has ▁divers ified ▁its ▁economic ▁base ▁though ▁initi atives ▁in ▁emer ging ▁techn ologies . ▁Michigan ▁typically ▁ranks ▁third ▁or ▁fourth ▁in ▁overall ▁Research ▁& ▁development ▁( R & D ) ▁exp end it ures ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Detroit ▁received ▁the ▁first ▁U . S . ▁Pat ent ▁and ▁Tra dem ark ▁Office ▁outside ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁area . ▁Metro ▁area ▁univers ities ▁provide ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁top ▁talent ▁for ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁leading ▁research ▁institutions ▁and ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁highly ▁ranked ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁schools ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁Medicine , ▁Business , ▁and ▁Law ▁are ▁consist ently ▁among ▁the ▁top - rank ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁state ▁constructed ▁the ▁Next E ner gy ▁Center ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁fuel ▁cell ▁development ▁and ▁alternative ▁energy . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is