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Invest South/West

Posted inInvestigations

Invited in Only to be Shut Out

by Rachel Hinton and Sidnee King January 5, 2023March 2, 2023

The city’s development initiative, Invest South/West has brought hope to areas long ignored by developers and the promise of hundreds of millions of dollars. But some residents say they’ve been left out of real decision-making on the major projects coming to their areas.

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