![Keeping it local](/galleries/2009/news/0907/gallery.detroit_fixers/images/090715_detroit_0372.jpg)
Young, educated, and motivated, Cooley has opened a local barbecue restaurant that grossed $4 million last year, provides jobs, and is helping revitalize a historic section of town.
In his spare time, Cooley is helping spruce up the huge, abandoned Central Michigan Train Station, pictured here.
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