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Imagine a homecoming that brought more than 100 of your city’s native luminaries back to town to see for themselves what life is like now. Then imagine you invited their investment in real estate, in businesses, in the people of your city. Sign up for Episode Alerts Subscribe

That’s what happened in Detroit when Mary Kramer of Crain’s Detroit Business organized a get-together of epic proportions, complete with a prospectus of investment opportunities.

This week on “Knight Cities,” Mary describes the homecoming experience in Detroit and why the next one is already in the works.

Maybe it’s time your city had its own homecoming?

Listen to my conversation with Mary Kramer here. And sign up for the “Knight Cities” newsletter to get alerts as soon as new conversations are posted.

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Carol Coletta is vice president of community and national initiatives at Knight Foundation.