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Development Plans Interfere with Small Businesses

A $3 billion dollar redevelopment plan is forcing a couple of small businesses in the Willets Point area to shut their doors for good. Nearby Citi Field, an industrial patch is being cleared to welcome a hotel, retail mall and restaurants.

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Sad Decade for Newspaper Industry

It has been a sad couple of decades for the newspaper industry, as printed paper sales hit record lows, and it certainly shows as many of prestigious downtown offices and printing warehouses are sold off to potential developers. On a

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Could the Brooklyn skyline start looking similar to that of an Asian city?

First, Real Estate Weekly reported that a for many years past, developing Asian cities had looked to more established western cities like New York for guidance on skyscraper and city skyline aesthetics. But large, recent developments such as Hudson Yards and the

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Why would a Fortune 500 company move to Detroit?

We’re not sure where you’ve been hiding if you haven’t already heard about Detroit’s landmark bankruptcy this year, but what you may not have guessed is how much industry and even opportunity can be found in a city known for

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