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Old Feb 15, 2014, 11:54 am
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Originally Posted by Ledfish
Nice to see someone pointing out that just because the City of Detroit(municipality) is bankrupt does not mean the Detroit business economy is on the same boat and actually is quite in contrast to what is happening with the city.
While there is some truth to the notion that greater Detroit is more than Detroit, it is still a relatively low income area compared to ATL or MSP, not to mention places like SF or NYC. And Michigan, as a whole, is among the slowest growing states, hampering economic growth. None of that means that DTW is a bad hub, but it does speak to the practical limits for growth there.
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