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The Road to Recovery in Detroit

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These have been dark days for Detroit. But out of the ashes of this monumental collapse — and in the midst of one of the most run-down neighborhoods in Detroit — a remarkable revival is rising like a phoenix. billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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The MEDC was created as a public body corporate in 1999 through an Interlocal Agreement between the Michigan Strategic Fund and public agencies across Michigan. MEDC touts recent projects such as Whirlpool, Two Men and a Truck, Stik.com and the creation of an urban innovation district in downtown Detroit as examples of its growing success.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Your eyes weren’t deceiving you when you saw Detroit, MI sitting at No. Yes, we know that Detroit became the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection, a process the city is expected to emerge from this year. billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side. cities for job-skills training.

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.” [New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon refused to comment on reports emanating from our lunchroom that he offered to let Bezos build HQ2 next to Citi Field in Flushing Meadow, conditional to Bezos’ agreement to change the name of the company to Amazin.].

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