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DETROIT (AP) — Wayne County Community College District officials say they are talking with the developers of the former state fairgrounds about creating a campus presence there.
Developers are marketing the $200 million fairgrounds construction project as creating a community that will transform the vacant 160-acre site.
District vice chancellor George Swan tells columnist Laura Berman of The Detroit News (http://bit.ly/1xn3nlW ) the school has a "serious interest" in using the site for training and workforce development programs or classes. He says the location is easy for students to access.
The lead developer says he envisions the community college occupying between six and 10 acres of the site, probably with other university partners. He says other tenants will be announced in coming months.
Michigan native and ex-NBA star Magic Johnson is a development partner.
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