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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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Transportation Grants Help Create 880 Jobs In Metro Detroit

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million to the City of Detroit and the Road Commission for Oakland County. The TEDF helps finance highway, road and street projects that are critical to the movement of people and products, and getting workers to their jobs, materials to growers and manufacturers, and finished goods to consumers. City of Detroit.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Without applying for, or accepting any tax incentives, Shorr Packaging chose a location on Ferry Road between Route 59 and Eola Road. Louis, Indianapolis and Detroit—significant markets that I-69 will bring closer. “We Canada and Mexico, while its access to over the road transportation is apparent. Midwest Airports.

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds…with Stephen Moret, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development

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ROAD TO RECOVERY. 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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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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Bismarck isn't sinking - The Business Facilities Blog - Economic.

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One employer in the hunt for high-tech workers is Microsoft, which is in the midst of a $70-million building expansion at its Fargo campus. Bratislava Is Not Detroit, Just So You Know. The New Silk Road. So, for now at least, the biggest economic problem in North Dakota is a shortage of workers. Create a Link. <<

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Downturn Revisited: Why Efficiency Wins Every Time

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Many Roads to Efficiency, but Start With the Essentials First. 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.” For the first time that night, everyone nodded agreement.