Editing Williamston, Michigan (section)

== Economy ==
[[Image:Wmston Mill Stone.jpg|thumb|Grindstone from the Williams' Mill of the mid-1800s]]
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The modern economy is primarily that of a [[bedroom community]].  Many residents [[commuting|commute]] to local, larger towns such as [[Okemos, Michigan|Okemos]], East Lansing, or Lansing, where most of the employment is located.  The Williamston community was once very reliant on farming as an occupation, however, its prominence in the community has since declined.  Although there is no longer much farmland within the city limits, the surrounding area is still devoted to farming.

Today, Williamston is well known to the mid-Michigan area for its antiques stores and specialty shops in the downtown area.  Williamston is home to two golf courses, The Brookshire Restaurant and Golf Course and Wheatfield Valley Golf Course, as well as a live theatre called Williamston Theatre, and an old-style single screen movie theatre called The Sun Theatre. There is a Williamston branch of the Capital Area District Library, restaurants, a market, grocery store, the Sun Theatre, and numerous smaller clothing stores, boutiques, special interest shops and antique dealers.  The [[Meridian Mall (Okemos, Michigan)|Meridian Mall]] is located in nearby [[Okemos, Michigan|Okemos]].  The largest employer in the City is the [[Williamston Community Schools]] with 170 employees.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

[[Habitat for Humanity]] has a restore and training facility for staff and volunteers.

An industrial park opened near [[Interstate 96|I-96]], the major corridor between Grand Rapids, Lansing and Detroit.