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Crain's real estate reporter Danny Ecker talks about office and hotel towers that are poised to drastically change the former meatpacking district, and residents' concerns the character of the trendy neighborhood could be ruined. Plus: Amazon workers plan a Prime Day strike in Minnesota; the Chicago Defender plans to go digital-only; Acura Pharmaceuticals gets the funds to combine pain relief and overdose protection in one product; Deutsche Bank scraps a global equities unit and announces 18,000 job cuts in a $8.3 billion "reinvention," and Crain's looks at Jim Belushi's new role as a marijuana mogul. Follow Amy Guth on Twitter @AmyGuth, and continue the conversation with #CrainsDailyGist.