Detroit, You're On My Mind

A great post from SLC presenter, Geoff Livingston:

Unlike New Orleans, another city that’s suffered great duress recently, there is no natural disaster to blame for Detroit’s situation. When New Orleans suffered the horrible knock out blow that Katrina delivered, associations and sports leagues rallied to host events there and infuse travel dollars. United Way did Detroit a service by being there, and talking with my friends in the organization it was a natural choice. It would be great if the U.S. events industry in general would also rally around Detroit.

Because of the nature of this situation, America seems to have abandoned Detroit. That’s too bad, because I admire the city’s people.

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