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How To Grow Detroit’s Middle Class (ft. Anika Goss, Detroit Future City)

May 13, 2025

In this Daily Detroit interview, Anika Goss, Detroit Future City CEO, connected with Jer States to lay out what Detroit’s next mayor should focus on to rebuild and expand the middle class in the city. The conversation explored how growing Detroit’s middle class requires investing in mixed-income neighborhoods, lowering tax burdens, improving transit access to jobs, supporting small businesses, and more.

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