Mission accomplished.

The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation does the unthinkable for a government agency: It puts itself out of business. Created in the wake of 9/11, the public corporation public corporation n. a corporation created to perform a governmental function or to operate under government control, such as a municipal water company or hospital. (See: corporation) has achieved its goal of spurring development, officials say.

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Title Annotation:	Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
Author:	Taylor, Jeff A.
Publication:	Reason
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Oct 1, 2006
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