BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI-The Wabeek Country Club has a new owner who will seek to increase its membership base.

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI-Local furniture chain Art Van has opened a 70,000-plus sf store in Chesterfield Township and has plans for another location in Oakland County.

LANSING, MI-State funds will help pay for redevelopment in Downtown Temperance and for an economic development plan for Downtown Port Huron.

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI-A local mortgage firm has purchased property to relocate to Commerce Township.

ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI-A $28-million condominium project is coming to the shores of Lake St. Clair in this Detroit suburb.

DETROIT-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick laid out plans for a new convention center in the city, but didn't offer details on the proposed facility's location or how it would be financed.

FERNDALE, MI-Two firms have purchased the 31,000-sf Ferndale Plaza for $3.3 million from Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust.

DETROIT-The Farbman Group has expanded its holdings in Detroit's New Center area with the purchase of the NBS Building.