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Redevelopment forum Thursday in Duluth

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Oct 8, 2012

Partnership Gwinnett and the Council for Quality Growth will host a redevelopment forum from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Red Clay Theatre & Arts Center, 3116 Main St., Duluth.

The forum will focus on innovative revitalization strategies, infrastructure improvements and other issues involving redevelopment. Charles Waldheim, chair of landscape architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, will be the keynote speaker.

For more information and to register, visit www.gwinnettchamber.org.

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