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@propublica local investigations fellow & reporter @BridgeDet313 | Previously @grist, @planetdetroit

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How Detroit ceded a historically Black neighborhood to a billionaire-owned concrete facility

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By Jena Brooker Verified
| Bridge Michigan Verified
Detroit’s rebuilding: As the city recovers from the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, major construction has reshaped it. New concrete businesses have opened in response. Neighborhood transformation: A concrete mixing plant has opened in the Cadillac Heights neighborhood, a process aided by the decisions of city officials. Residents leaving: Homeowners, who say they can’t coexist with the plant, have sold their properties to the company and left.
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Left in the dust: How a billionaire-owned concrete plant took over a Detroit community

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By Jena Brooker Verified
| Bridge Michigan Verified
Detroit’s rebuilding: As the city recovers from the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, major construction has reshaped it. New concrete businesses have opened in response. Neighborhood transformation: A concrete mixing plant has opened in the Cadillac Heights neighborhood, a process aided by the decisions of city officials. Residents leaving: Homeowners, who say they can’t coexist with the plant, have sold their properties to the company and left.
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Left in the Dust: How a Billionaire-Owned Concrete Plant Took Over a Detroit Community

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By Jena Brooker Verified
| ProPublica
The abandoned house next door meant a lot to Christina Kary. For years, she tended to it, planting purple flowers, removing weeds and picking up trash. She attached locks to the doors to prevent trespassers from entering. She had considered buying the property, located on the Cadillac Heights block where her family built the first houses in the early 1900s.
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