Original sentence: Beginning in 1975, Rutgers University, Johnson & Johnson, and the local government collaborated through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to form the New Brunswick Development Company (DevCo), spending 1.6 billion dollars with the goal of revitalizing the city center and redeveloping neighborhoods considered to be blighted and dangerous This process has been controversial, and continues to draw ire from both historic preservationists, those opposing gentrification, and those concerned with eminent domain abuses.In the mid to late 20th century, the downtown area became blighted due to white flight.New Brunswick contains a number of important examples of urban renewal in the United States.New Brunswick's process of urban renewal continues, as new luxury housing is built throughout downtown in an attempt to attract commuters to major employment centers such as Newark and New York City to take up residence
Edited sentence: Devco, a private urban revitalization non-profit, has overseen $1.6 billion dollars of investment in New Brunswick’s infrastructure.New Brunswick is one of the nation’s shining examples of urban renewal.Through the construction of major governmental, office, and retail complexes, with the emergence of an internationally recognized cultural center, by the development of new public schools and world-class health care institutions, and through the creation of affordable, market-rate, senior and student housing, the city has recaptured its vitality.Up until the mid-1970s, the city was blighted and downtrodden.With the inception of the New Brunswick Development Corporation (Devco) in 1975, however, a renaissance began