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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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Navy Federal Credit Union, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Deutsche Bank. 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. More accurately, it came with their departure from Silicon Valley and a return to Detroit.

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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. Airbus is the largest customer of the U.S. aerospace industry, with over $14 billion in purchases from U.S.

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Construction Issues in Limbo as Nation Awaits Election Results

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Whether those talks will resume—and result in an agreement— in an expected lame duck session also would likely be affected by the outcome of the presidential contest. The measure has strong union support. In recent weeks, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) There has been no action on the bill in the Senate.