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The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) today announced that Kenyetta Hairston-Bridges, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Economic Development and Investment Services for the DEGC, will be leaving the organization to become the new president and CEO of the Tampa Downt

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• Added work creating opportunity for Detroiters as DWSD hires contractors and more city crews
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• Site will be available for use throughout the summer as a community gathering spot and small business incubat