WARREN, MI-Warren Mayor Mark Steenbergh says critics are off base as Warren's Downtown development plan begins to move forward. Political candidates and local activists call the project a "costly and wasteful plan.
MINNETONKA, MN-A management firm has been brought onboard to market the 77 Drug Emporium locations around the country. The chain closed under Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month.
FLINT, MI-An expansion project is now under way at Bishop International Airport that would allow up to three more airlines to serve the increasingly busy airport.
ROCHESTER, MI-Rochester College has begun work on a new $4.8 million science building that will eventually enable the institution to expand its course offerings.
DEARBORN, MI-A $12.8 million effort has begun to build a national museum here celebrating the heritage of Arab Americans. Roughly a third of Dearborn's 100,000 or so residents are of Arab heritage.
WARREN, MI-The Salvation Army has converted a former military housing area into a homeless shelter and food pantry warehouse as part of an $8.5 million investment. The facility includes a 50-bed homeless shelter with attached soup kitchen, social services center and church sanctuary.
EAST LANSING, MI-Michigan State University will spend $61 million to expand and upgrade Spartan Stadium. Construction on the 80-year-old stadium here is to begin in November, with completion expected in time for the 2005 football season.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI-A Michigan bank is expanding with a 13,500-sf banking center here, which will serve both as a retail and commercial bank facility.