Why An Ad Agency Moving To Detroit Is Freaking Out Suburbanites And Why It Shouldn't

Why Firm's Move Downtown Is Freaking Out Suburbanites
Office buildings stand in the skyline in downtown Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Detroit's midtown population has grown 33 percent in 10 years while the city as a whole has lost 25 percent of its inhabitants. Photographer: Alan Chin/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Office buildings stand in the skyline in downtown Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Detroit's midtown population has grown 33 percent in 10 years while the city as a whole has lost 25 percent of its inhabitants. Photographer: Alan Chin/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Last week the advertising agency Campbell-Ewald, which had the Chevrolet account for almost 90 years, announced they were relocating to Detroit from Warren, an inner-ring suburb whose mayor recently claimed is a "cleaner and safer city" than Detroit.

Warren Mayor Jim Fouts said he was "blindsided" by the announcement.

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