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 Advanced Foam Insulation Allband Communications Coop. Art's Klein Bros Plumbing & Heating Bannan Funeral Home Bernards Lumber Best Little Hair House Brush Creek Mill Carquest Auto Parts Charly O’s Pizza Chauncey’s Pub Cheboygan Cement Products Cliff’s Painting Community Financial Credit Union Cordes Excavating Cumberland String Instrument Co. Dog R Us Self Serve Dog Wash Dollar General Domestic Goddess Dr. Herlick’s Dentistry Elkie’s Collision Edwards Auto Body

Family Dollar Golden Comb & Tanning Green Funeral Home Greater Hillman Enterprises Hardies Electric Hi-Way Inn Hillman Car Wash Hillman Community Center Hillman Dairy Queen Hillman Dollar Store Hillman Hardware Hillan Haven Assisted Living Hillman Laundry Hillman Motel Hillman Pharmacy Hillman Power Company Hillman Real Estate Hillman's Resale & Consignment Hillman Tire Hilltop Party Mart Hillman Wright Library Hoosier Propane Hunt Creek Mobile Home Park

Independent Bank J&L Supply Jacques Family Restaurant Ken Radzibon Attorney at Law Lickety Splits Mark’s Service Marty’s Barber Shop Medi-Lodge Nursing Home Morrison’s IGA Mrs. Glee Gluten Free NEMROC Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health Northern Styles Olree Chiropractic & Health Foods Romeo Engineering State Wide Real Estate Thunder Bay Community Health Services Thunder Bay Resort Top O’ Michigan Insurance Valley Machine Village Spice & Pantry Wayne Wire Cloth Products 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