Whole Foods Market Inc. plans to open its first store in Detroit, which would make it the only national grocery chain operating in the city limits. The 20,000-square-foot supermarket in the Midtown neighborhood, slated to open in 2013, will employ about 75 people. North of downtown, Midtown is anchored by Wayne State University, the Detroit Medical Center and cultural institutions like the Detroit Institute of Arts and Orchestra Hall. It has seen retail growth and people moving into the area, even as other parts of the city lose population. The medical center, Henry Ford Health System and Wayne State announced incentives earlier this year to get their employees to move into Midtown.

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