AP highlights Southwest's growth, Latino flavor

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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