Behind every crumbling downtown is a billionaire who wants to save it

Grist
By Heather SmithOct 7, 2014, 7:06 am16 pts
“Come over and join us!” said the group of Detroiters at the end of the ballroom, hoisting their wineglasses. “We’re talking about billionaires who wreck cities!” We were all here in Detroit for the Meeting of the Minds conference, which convened businesspeople, tech people, city planners,…

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