SOUTHFIELD, MI-Mark Woods, a former director of Cushman & Wakefield in Detroit, joins Signature as managing director. Woods has been in commercial real estate in the Detroit region for 19 years.

AUBURN HILLS, MI-General Development is building a new facility in Auburn Hills Commerce Park for solar panel manufacturer. Completion and occupancy of the new facility is scheduled for May 2006.

DETROIT-Mike Gerard leaves Grubb & Ellis to head CB Richard Ellis' Detroit operations. Gerard succeeds Dennis Kateff at the Southfield CB Richard Ellis office. Kateff will return to his former role with the company as a senior client-service leader.

FRASER, MI-French company Faurecia says it will invest $12.7 million to purchase and upgrade a 264,000-sf vacant industrial building in this Detroit suburb. The company is also making an investment of $26 million in personal property for a total investment of $38.7 million.

WARREN, MI-Boosters make arguments to support Army's re-organization plans. Levin, the senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, makes a "strong case" before the base-closings commission.

DEARBORN, MI-Severstal, which purchased the Rouge Steel facility in April 2004, plans to invest in the Dearborn steel-making plant. A University of Michigan economic analysis estimates that 9,295 spin-off jobs will be retained as a result of the renovation project.

PONTIAC, MI-Condo unit gets $7 million refinance package. The first note amount for $5.8 million has a 15-year term with a 30-year amortization and carries a note rate of 5.96%. The second note of $1.2 million has a 74-month fully amortizing term and carries a note rate of 6.02%.

DETROIT-Landmark Health says the new building was expanded before construction started due to demand. A total of 92% of the building was under commitment when the developer first broke ground, and the hospital will lease the outpatient space, which makes up 37% of the building.