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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Make bailed out companies hold meetings in Detroit!]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/22/make-bailed-out-companies-hold-meetings-in-detroit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/22/make-bailed-out-companies-hold-meetings-in-detroit/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/22/make-bailed-out-companies-hold-meetings-in-detroit/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/management/" rel="tag">Management</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/conventions-and-conferences/" rel="tag">Conventions and Conferences</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/housing/" rel="tag">Housing</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/03/detroit_220.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" />I've recently been giving some thought to how we can help Detroit get out of its rut.</p>
<p>And what a rut it is: The average <a href="http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/03/10/investors-head-to-detroit-for-pinto-priced-homes/">home price is hovering around $6,000</a> and vacancy rates are soaring as everyone who can find somewhere else to go flees Detroit. I suggested making Detroit into a <a href="http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/03/10/make-detroit-the-next-retirement-community/">retirement community</a>, but now I have a better idea: Make <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/american-international-group-inc/aig/nys">AIG</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/american-international-group-inc/aig/nys">AIG</a>), <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bank-of-america-corporation/bac/nys">Bank of America</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bank-of-america-corporation/bac/nys">BAC</a>), and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">Citigroup</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">C</a>) executives have their little conventions there.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/22/make-bailed-out-companies-hold-meetings-in-detroit/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Make bailed out companies hold meetings in Detroit!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/22/make-bailed-out-companies-hold-meetings-in-detroit/">Make bailed out companies hold meetings in Detroit!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/22/make-bailed-out-companies-hold-meetings-in-detroit/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1494716/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/03/22/make-bailed-out-companies-hold-meetings-in-detroit/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AIG</category><category>BAC</category><category>Bailouts</category><category>Bank of America</category><category>Citigroup</category><category>company meetings</category><category>conferences</category><category>Detroit</category><category>housing</category><category>junkets</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Bissonnette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:40:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
