Dave Blaszkiewicz, president and CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, laid out a vision for downtown that includes a population of 7,000 and workforce of 100,000 by 2016.

In his presentation, made today in front of about 900 business and civic leaders at the DDP’s annual meeting at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Blaszkiewicz also said this year’s goal for the Intern in Michigan program is to bring at least 5,500 interns to the downtown area.Blaskiewicz said 11,000 new employees have been brought downtown in the last 18 months, bringing the downtown workforce to 85,000. A total of 925 new residents have moved to the downtown and Midtown areas in that time frame, bringing the number of people living downtown to 5,800.

Dave Blaszkiewicz, president and CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, laid out a vision for downtown that includes a population of 7,000 and workforce of 100,000 by 2016.In his presentation, made today in front of about 900 business and civic leaders at the DDP’s annual meeting at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Blaszkiewicz also said this year’s goal for the Intern in Michigan program is to bring at least 5,500 interns to the downtown area.Blaskiewicz said 11,000 new employees have been brought downtown in the last 18 months, bringing the downtown workforce to 85,000.

A total of 925 new residents have moved to the downtown and Midtown areas in that time frame, bringing the number of people living downtown to 5,800.
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