As Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch head into a general election matchup, expect to see political fireworks and a bruising campaign for the next 90 days as each candidate tries to convince more voters to come out in full support of their vision for the city.

Cities irrespective of their size grow on the basis of deeper commitment by all stakeholders, including corporate leaders, residents, workers and the civic community. Regardless of who wins, Detroit’s major business leaders, will have to deal with the fact that there is a new sheriff in town and would be expected to either realign or deepen their priorities and investments in the line up with the incoming administration.

The last 12 years under outgoing Mayor Mike Duggan saw the business community making lots of investments in Detr

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