DEARBORN, MI-The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services has received a $270,000 grant top help pay for construction of its museum and cultural center.

TROY, MI-A bankrupt Tier I supplier of stamped components and assemblies is selling a half-dozen US plants, including two in Michigan and two more in Indiana.

MONROE, MI-Monroe Bank & Trust is building a 45,000-sf headquarters at the corner of Washington and Front streets at the suggestion of the city, which is happy to keep 250 employees.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI-An Oakland County restaurant chain plans to add Macomb County locations. An outlet on Hall Road in Clinton Township will be the chain's fourth in the county.

DETROIT-Big projects hold the key for 2005, says Jim Cole, chairman of the Associated General Contractors local chapter. School and hospital construction promise to be strong but other big-ticket projects remain questionable.

FOWLERVILLE, MI-Village officials have approved an industrial district, which will allow a 20,000-sf plant to be built on a brownfield site, the former Stanley Tools factory.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI-Ramco-Gershenson Properties is buying two Michigan shopping centers, Hunter's Square in Farmington Hills and Winchester Center in Rochester Hills, for $128 million.

DETROIT-Bosc Group, which has spent more than $40 million in renovations since buying the Dime Building is at 719 Griswold St. and 131 W. Lafayette, is building a 565-space parking garage.