Word has it two of the city's most powerful development organizations, University Cultural Center Association and New Center Council, will join forces as Midtown Detroit. Led by UCCA dynamo Sue Mosey, Midtown Detroit's reach wlll extend from north of Grand Blvd. to Mack Avenue, encompassing Wayne State, the DIA, the Fisher building, the Henry Ford Hospital and lots more.
The boards for both nonprofits met Friday to vote on the proposed merger. In the Detroit Free Press, Mosey says combining funding and staffing will allow the merged group to extend its reach and broaden services to local businesses and institutions.
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"I think it's very consistent with what the city is looking at
strategy-wise," Mosey said this week. "Everybody knows this will be an
area of investment, with light rail and all the other development." She
added, "We'll end up serving many more businesses" as a combined
organization. "It's really going to be great in terms of having a lot
more community engagement here."
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