Manuel Moroun
Manuel Moroun
Manuel Morounis an American businessman in the Detroit, Michigan, area and the owner of CenTra, Inc., the holding company which controls the Ambassador Bridge, the international crossing connecting Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. This is the only private ownership of a border crossing between the US and Canada. Moroun bought the bridge from the Bower Family in 1979...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth5 June 1927
CountryUnited States of America
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I knew trucking was growing. It grew from the Second World War to the time that I bought the bridge. There were interstate highways being built. I thought there was opportunity.
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That case with my two sisters? That was a disaster. It was. They're really fine people. When my family and my two sisters' families - their children - grew up and so on, it just wasn't the same. But we took care of them very nicely.
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I was a dispatcher, flat-tire fixer, changed the oil, fixed the fan belts. There was nothing too good for me.
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For me to own land in Detroit, it was a badge of honor, and it was support for the city.
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I love my country. I love my family.
We want the city back on its feet. We want to have jobs for the city.