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The much-anticipated redevelopment of Detroit's old Packard Plant, long an emblem of the city's industrial glories and their subsequent fade, is set to begin next month with a groundbreaking on the first of four planned phases.
The May 16 groundbreaking ceremony will be open to the public. It will take place outside a four-story building at the factory site that once housed the defunct automaker's administrative offices, said Kari Smith, director of development for Arte Express Detroit, the firm belonging to plant owner Fernando Palazuelo. Palazuelo, a developer who makes his home in Lima, Peru, will be on hand for the festivities.