The national AP has taken note of Southwest Detroit's growth, and discusses the effects of Latino immigration to the area.
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More than $200 million has been invested in southwest Detroit in the
past 15 years, which has attracted retail and new homes, including an
$11 million condo development.
"It's one of the few places in the
city where you are seeing a lot of private investment," said Olga
Savic, of the Detroit Economic Growth Corp., the city's public/private
development arm. "West Vernor Avenue was once primarily vacant. Now,
it's 90 percent full."\
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