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‘Bring on more gentrification,’ declares Detroit’s economic development czar

By Steve Neavling on May 16, 2013   Development, Life in Detroit, posts  

‘Bring on more gentrification,’ declares Detroit’s economic development czar

“I’m sorry but, I mean, bring it on,” George Jackson said of gentrification. “We can’t just be a poor city and prosper.”

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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