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Amazon In Detroit: City Council Approves Sale Of 138 Acres At Fairgrounds For $16M

(CBS DETROIT) – Detroit City Council has approved Amazon's plan to create a fulfillment center at the former state fairgrounds.

138 acres will go toward the facility for $16 million.

Amazon says the project will create 1,200 jobs.

Altogether $400 million will go toward the redevelopment of the state grounds.

Construction is set to begin in a few weeks.

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