South African ambassador to the United States Barbara Masekela visited Wayne State University's business park, TechTown, last week.
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She toured the 100,000-square foot business park that is a project
of Wayne State University in order to seek out ideas about urban
renewal and learn about the facility's investment in the convergence of
research and jobs.
Randal Charlton, TechTown's interim executive director, says this
convergence is what TechTown brings to Detroit. "What we've got to do
is grow out a high tech business community right next door to the
research community, so that the research community can keep feeding the
businesses. This is the way we're going to get Michigan back on top."
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