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WATCH: The faces of the Blue Economy // Teresa Martinez Boyd

by GLN Editor August 30, 2016

Meet Teresa Martinez Boyd, the owner and operator of Trini’s Mexican Carry Out in New Baltimore, Michigan. Here she discusses her her family history, her success in New Baltimore, and the growth that Macomb County, Michigan is experiencing. Teresa is part of Michigan’s burgeoning “Blue Economy”– economic growth fueled by a community’s direct connection to the water.

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