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GM Deeds RenCen Plaza to Public Use

DETROIT-In addition to the surprise gift to the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, General Motors says it plans to hold a series of economic development forums around the world in 2005.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on December 17, 2004

DETROIT-General Motors opened a new door onto Detroit this morning — and gave the city a prized piece of waterfront. A ceremony celebrated the completion of a new main entrance to GM’s headquarters in the Renaissance Center in Downtown, including a surprise announcement that it is deeding over the riverfront plaza and promenade between the RenCen to the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy.

“This is another step in the revitalization of the city of Detroit and the waterfront,” GM chairman and chief executive officer Rick Wagoner says. “We are pleased to make this donation as part of our commitment to economic development.”

GM has been working on the entrance to the RenCen since moving in several years ago. Gone are the berms that separated the facility from the rest of the CBD. A new entrance, with a large glass atrium, now faces Jefferson.

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