HAZEL PARK, MI-Owners of the Hazel Park Harness Raceway are planning to add a 400-room hotel to their current Mardi Gras-themed addition. Half of the guest rooms will have a view of the racetrack.

ROCHESTER, MI-A charitable fund that helped establish Oakland University has stepped forward to save the institution's acclaimed Meadow Brook Hall, which runs at an annual deficit of $1.5 million.

BINGHAM FARMS, MI- Broadway Center in Merrillville, IN; a Kmart store in Loves Park, IL and a Harbor Freight Tools store in Topeka, KS are sold by the local REIT.

DEARBORN, MI-In a controversial move, Fairlane Town Center creates a curfew to curb unsupervised teen loiterers, and disruptions. Shoppers younger than 18 must have an adult escort after 5 p.m.

HOWELL, MI-The 148,000-sf retail center at M-59 and Oak Grove Road welcomes Kroger as the first retail store open for business. The grocer operates out of a 59,000-sf anchor position.

DETROIT-St. John Health says it has plans to transform the campus of NorthEast Hospital in Detroit into Conner Creek Village, a health and education center.

DETROIT-Chicago-based Next Realty tells GlobeSt.com it is actively scouting for fairly valued properties to purchase in the metro region after acquiring South Hill Plaza, a 41,553-sf retail center in Rochester Hills.

LANSING, MI-Two new provisions in the state's tax break laws are expected to benefit Michigan businesses by giving them more flexibility in deploying employees throughout the state.