Private groups proving key to moving Detroit forward
Although government continues to play a role in development and
progress, recent years have seen quasi-public and private agencies like
the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and the Detroit Economic Growth
Corp. play a big role in Detroit’s comeback.
Although government continues to play a role in development and
progress, recent years have seen quasi-public and private agencies like
the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and the Detroit Economic Growth
Corp. play a big role in Detroit’s comeback.
Excerpt:
“Business
can’t be done the way it was 10, 15 years ago,” said Faye Alexander
Nelson, president of the conservancy. “Communities are finding
themselves in a much different situation now from the economic
standpoint. Everyone has had to step back and really focus on the ‘we’:
‘What are we going to do to create sustainable communities?’ “
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