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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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UniFirst Investing $12M In Owensboro, KY Expansion

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UniFirst will keep a portion of its investment over the agreement term through corporate income tax credits and wage assessments by meeting job and investment targets. UniFirst recently purchased Detroit-based competitor Arrow Uniforms in a $122 million cash deal. UniFirst Corp. Source: UniFirst). Matt Bevin. “We

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

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The expansion made room for 20 new employees, which brought its total employment in Sunrise to more than 70. 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. billion in investments and add 4,590 jobs in Michigan.

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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. Together, they employ thousands. Samsung Electronics Co., Airbus is the largest customer of the U.S.

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Downturn Revisited: Why Efficiency Wins Every Time

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The question of what actions to take also found little agreement. For the first time that night, everyone nodded agreement. On the flight home from San Francisco to Detroit, I resisted watching a movie and instead reread my five columns from 2019 on “Preparing for a Downturn.”

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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In addition to locations in Detroit and Newport Beach, Calif., The base has entered into an agreement with California-based solar developer SunEdison LLC to design, finance, build, operate and maintain the array on 170 acres of underutilized base property. Besides IT, Kansas City also is cultivating its biotech industry.

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Amazonia, USA

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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.]. Wolff wrote, concluding: “Blindly giving away the farm isn’t our style.”.

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