Architectural firm SmithGroupJJR restored the interior and exterior of the building, which was reopened on May 1, 2017 as a conference and event space and as Kettering University's automotive archive.

In the 1980s, it housed an antiques mall, gift stores, medical and social services agencies, offices, and retail establishments.

In the 1990s, it housed the Blarney Stone Restaurant, the Center for Gerontology, and Dale Kildee's congressional office, while it was once again home to medical and social services agencies early in the 21st century.

[2][8][9] GM announced its intention to redevelop Factory One as an archive and a center for research, meetings, and the community in 2015, and began interior restoration work in 2016.

[1][2][6] Factory One is a conference and event space with a capacity of 300 people that generally caters to community and education groups, historical organizations, and vintage automobile clubs.

[13] In total, the archives contain roughly 100,000 documents, photographs, and other artifacts that document Flint's early automotive and manufacturing industry, including the papers of Harlow Curtice, William C. Durant, Elliott "Pete" Estes, Charles F. Kettering, and F. James McDonald.