Share January 18, 2021, 8:46 AM About 140 small builders have united in the Michigan Hispanic Contractors Association, a business development resource helping them benefit from Southwest Detroit s construction boom. Martina Guzmán of Bridge Detroit speaks with participants and the local organizer: The group connects independent contractors and small construction companies with jobs, creating economic development in Southwest Detroit. . Major projects worth billions such as the redevelopment of Michigan Central Station and construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, along with related I-75 work are taking place in the neighborhood that has the largest Latino community in Michigan. Yet studies showed that few of the skilled workers who live in and around Mexicantown are employed on those projects or have other wider industry connections. . The Southwest Detroit Business Association (SDBA) . found a surprising lack of inclusion of the L