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Franchise Owner Praised for Site Selection

DETROIT-The BLIMPIE Sub & Salad shop complements a new public housing complex nearby. It is the first franchise to locate in an Empowerment Zone and highlights $13 billion in economic growth occurring in neighborhoods.

By Robert Carr | Updated on April 10, 2001

DETROIT-Mayor Dennis Archer recently congratulated businessman Harrien Clark for being the first person in the country to open a BLIMPIE Sub & Salad shop in any Empowerment Zone in the US at 1300 E. Warren across from the Parkside Public Housing complex on the city’s East Side. “Clark has demonstrated that persistence in the pursuit of a dream can produce big rewards,” Archer says.

“Once again, this small venture demonstrates how private investment is being led by businesses just like this one in neighborhoods across the city,” Archer adds. “This is what development is all about — regular people taking a chance, a second mortgage or a smallbusiness loan to make their dreams come true.”

Clark’s new restaurant is the result of a 1998 partnership formed by BLIMPIE International Inc. and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program, called the BLIMPIE Urban Initiative for Leadership Development (BUILD) was created to provide franchise opportunities in new urban markets. Clark was initially chosen for the opportunity from a field of nearly 400 candidates.

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