Quote Originally Posted by mikeg19 View Post
He's a businessman and he's in it to make money. Pure and simple. He's also been able to do a lot of good things in downtown
A lot of times people see making money and doing good as two mutually exclusive ideas, but they don't have to be. Some of the most successful companies are ones that seek to make a profit while doing something good. Method is an example of a company like that [[http://www.forbes.com/sites/amyweste...ny-in-america/)

Just because Gilbert stands to profit from Detroit's turn around doesn't make his efforts to turn around Detroit any less significant.