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Investor Activity Rose to a Record High in 2021

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Black neighborhoods have been disproportionately targeted by large investment corporations, local companies, and even wealthy individuals looking to turn a profit on undervalued or lower priced homes. But some of the most targeted Zip codes overall are in the Rust Belt, especially heavily minority neighborhoods in Detroit and Cleveland.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

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But there’s a caveat about the definition of “success”: You know of builders considered successful by the outside world simply because they’re profitable. The question is: How profitable and sustainable are they, and at what cost? . A builder I know made just over $5 million in profit last year. Successful, right?

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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. We are committed to helping make that future a reality,” the bank said. Other allocations include $12.5

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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. 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. based think tank Brookings Institution, Detroit is among the cities leading the way.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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2 B Green Profitably. Bank of America. First Community Housing, Inc. Green and Profitable. USGBC Detroit Chapter. MBD Community Housing Crop. Thank you for your consideration of our views. 106 Greenway. 2M Design Consultants, Inc. 360 Architecture. 4240 architecture. 7group, LLC. Above and Beyond Energy.

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FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop

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It offers specific country desks with multilingual staff to cater to foreign investors and it liaises with ten in-house government ministries on behalf of investors to ensure continuity of service. At the start of 2013, the taxable net profit rate is 20 percent, a reduction of 3 percent from the 2012 accounting year.

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

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Austin is becoming well known for its development of mobile Internet technology, the technology that is rapidly changing how people access the Internet and communicate with friends, bank and make purchases. In addition to locations in Detroit and Newport Beach, Calif., operations,” said Hezi Himelfarb, CEO of IceCure Medical.