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[VIDEO] Watch the Explosive Demolition of Historic Detroit Basketball Arena, the Palace of Auburn Hills

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From 1988 to 2017, the Palace of Auburn Hills was home to the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. The success of this demolition is in stark contrast to the demolition of another historic stadium that used to be located just down the road from The Palace: the Pontiac Silverdome. via YouTube.

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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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Reckless Driver Kills Worker in Construction Zone, Injures Another

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Manistee County police told the Detroit Free Press a 20-year-old Pentwater worker was standing off road with a 23-year-old worker from Ludington when the accident occured.… A construction worker was killed and another injured after being struck by a car in a construction zone on Michigan’s U.S.

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Bratislava Is Not Detroit, Just So You Know - The Business Facilities.

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Bratislava Is Not Detroit, Just So You Know. Frankly, we dont want to be compared to Detroit because we dont want to end up like Detroit." So, congrats to Bratislava, but why disrespect Detroit? The New Silk Road. Welcome to the Business Facilities Blog. Tuesday, December 2, 2008. posted by Bill Trb at.

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Turbocharging Motown’s Recovery

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We took some ribbing last summer when we put up a post in this space entitled “ The Road to Recovery in Detroit ,” predicting that the Motor City would quickly rebound from its financial woes and become a magnet for new industries. cities for job-skills training. Welcome back from the Dark Side, banksters.

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A parkway and a wedding: Connections in life

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billion Herb Gray Parkway will ultimately connect Windsor to Detroit through a new bridge. The road has been named after Mr. Gray. It seems people in the area born after Gray left office think of him in terms of the road, rather than his political heritage. Ahh, for disruptions.

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