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$25 Million Pledged for Economic Development Partnership in Flint, Michigan Amid Water Crisis

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FlintNOW was launched in January by Tom Gores, chair and CEO of Platinum Equity and owner of the Detroit Pistons, to support immediate relief for victims of the water crisis as well as longer-term revitalization of the region’s economy.

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7 Ways To Test Your Potential For Starting A Business

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Starting a new business is not a job, but an adventure into the unknown, similar to Columbus setting out to find the New World. There are always non-cash alternatives, such as recruiting partners with equity and bartering services. It’s a big step into a new lifestyle, like getting married after being single for many years.

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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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Erickson, who founded Grayhawk Homes in 1992, grew it into the largest volume builder in Columbus, Ga., Drive costs out, bring prices down to capture the more affordable price range , he says, or people won’t be able to get on the first rung of the home equity ladder.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009. It took a federal bailout and the acquisition of Chrysler by Italy’s Fiat to keep the third-largest U.S. automaker from going the way of the dinosaurs.

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