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11/4/2009

Story Published: Nov 5, 2009 at 1:24 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 5, 2009 at 1:24 PM EDT

There are five million reasons for many folks around Detroit to smile
tonight. Members of the Knight Foundation announced five million dollars in grants this morning at The Arts League of Michigan Building. One fifth of that money is going to the College of Creative Studies. It will be used to build an arts and design campus that is expected to attract 2,000 people daily.

ALBERTO IBARGUEN
PRES., CEO-KNIGHT FOUNDATION
"A place where people and creative industries could live and work, where they can create new economies for Detroit, to help the region move from manufacturing base to being more knowledge driven."

Other recipients of grant money are the Cranbrook Education Community, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit and Southeast Michigan fund for Innocative Workforce Solutions, Detroit Connected Community Initiative, and the Detroit Public Library.

KNIGHT FOUNDATION GRANTS:
CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY-$1.08 MILLION
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA-$500,000
INNOVATIVE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS-$1.025 MILLION
DETROIT CONNECTED COMM. INITIATIVE-$810,000
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY-$866,000

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