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reACTIONary

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7. At one time Warren Buffet was a part owner...

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:15 PM

Feb 2026

https://medium.com/@adamraczkowski/the-billionaire-and-the-bridge-6e0bdbe5e4d7

In the 1920s, with the Detroit automotive industry providing strong backing, the private Detroit International Bridge Company was formed. Construction was completed in 1929, just in time for the Great Depression, which put the company into bankruptcy in the 1930s. Through this process, the company became publicly traded. By the late 1970s, Warren Buffet owned a quarter of the Detroit International Bridge Company, as did Matty Moroun. Drawing on the resources of his trucking firm, Matty Moroun bought out Warren Buffet and other investors, taking the company private for $30 million in 1979.

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