Editing Jackson, Michigan (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Consumers Energy Headquarters, Jackson, Michigan.jpg|thumb|CMS Energy headquarters in downtown Jackson]]

Restructuring in heavy industry in the mid-20th century caused a decline in jobs and population in many industrial cities, including Jackson. There are three major private employers in the city. [[CMS Energy]] provides natural gas and [[electricity|electrical services]] to much of Michigan and has its international headquarters in the city. The next two major employers are [[Henry Ford Health]] (formerly [[Foote Hospital]]) and the [[Eaton Corporation]].

Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc. (MACI) is the largest manufacturer in Jackson County and its fourth-largest individual employer. In February 2009 it began offering voluntary buyouts to its workers, in reaction to the slowing economy during the financial crisis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/Jackson/2009/02/jacksonbased_michigan_automoti.html|title=Jackson-based Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc. offers voluntary buyouts|last=Scott|first=Sara|date=February 4, 2009|work=Michigan Live for Jackson Citizen Patriot|access-date=June 3, 2022}}</ref>

Family-owned food manufacturer and distributor [[Dawn Foods]] has been based in Jackson since 1920.

Jackson Flexible Products, just outside the city, has been one of North America's premier custom-molded rubber specialists since 1969.<ref name="About"/> The company employs over 35 people, providing components for the aerospace, automotive and defense industries.<ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://www.jacksonflex.com/about.html|title=About Us|work=Jackson Flexible|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115223912/http://jacksonflex.com/about.html|archive-date=November 15, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Jackson's state prison complex includes the first state prison building, which was expanded and became known as the largest walled prison in the world. Portions of the prison complex closed in 2007, including the Annex of the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center Annex (RGC)<ref>[http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/0,1607,7-119-1381_1385-19490--,00.html "Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center Annex (RGC) Closed November 2, 2007"]</ref><ref>[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/corrections/2008_MDOC_STATISTICAL_REPORT_287713_7.pdf Michigan Department of Corrections 2008 Statistical Report], pg. F-18</ref> and the Southern Michigan Correctional Facility (JMF).<ref>[http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/0,1607,7-119-1381_1388-5357--,00.html "Southern Michigan Correctional Facility (JMF) Closed November 17, 2007"]</ref> One of the closed cell blocks at JMF has been adapted and re-opened as the [http://www.cellblock7.org/ Cell Block 7 Prison Museum].

The other facilities in the complex, including two in the old walled building, remain open: the [[G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility]] (JCF),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/1,1607,7-119-1381_1388-5333--,00.html|title=CORRECTIONS – G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility (JCF)|work=michigan.gov}}</ref> the [[Cooper Street Correctional Facility]] (JCS),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/1,1607,7-119-1381_1388-5332--,00.html|title=CORRECTIONS – Cooper Street Correctional Facility (JCS)|work=michigan.gov}}</ref> the [[Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center]] (RGC),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/1,1607,7-119-1381_1388-5338--,00.html|title=CORRECTIONS – Charles Egeler Reception & Guidance Center (RGC)|work=michigan.gov}}</ref> and the [[Parnall Correctional Facility]] (SMT).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.gov/corrections/1,1607,7-119-1381_1388-5339--,00.html|title=CORRECTIONS – Parnall Correctional Facility (SMT)|work=michigan.gov}}</ref>