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“We’re seeing real consequences of growing inequity play out locally,” says Mary Jo Callan, director of the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development

By Mark | April 5, 2015

Late last year, the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) moved from Ann Arbor to downtown Ypsilanti. Following is a brief conversation I just had with Mary Jo Callan, the director of OCED, on why they decided to make the move, and what she and her organization are presently doing to help […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Local Business, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged affordable housing, economic development, economic segregation, Eyrie, Growing Together or Drifting Apart? Economic Well-Being in Washtenaw County’s new Knowledge Economy, homelessness, income inequality, inequality, job training, Mary Jo Callan, non-motorized transportation, OCED, poverty, public policy, regional cooperation, Retail, Shape Ypsi, The Rocket, Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development, Washtenaw County's Affordable Housing Needs Assessment, Water Street | 14 Comments

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