PONTIAC, MI-One of richest counties in the US records higher gains again, which Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson says is encouraging in the face of the national economic downturn.

HOLLAND, MI-Several factors, including the low use of the plant and lower sugar costs further north in Canada, were among the reasons for Northfield, IL-based Kraft Foods North America to close the 429,000-sf facility.

DETROIT-French firm Auto Chassis International throws in another $300,000 for a new $12-million manufacturing complex. Meanwhile, a German company adds 8,000 sf to its Ann Arbor campus.

NEW YORK CITY-Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, which invested considerable effort courting the brokers and support staff members, says the new employees will bring experience to the firm. The gains come at the expense of CB Richard Ellis and Trammell Crow.

SOUTHFIELD, MI- CB Richard Ellis, Inc.'s Detroit office is looking to lease up to 80,000-sf in Arcadis-Giffels Corp.'s headquarters facility, owned by Urstadt Biddle Properties, in the heart of Southfield's business district.

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, MI-K&M Engineering and Consulting Corp. of Arlington, VA plans to build a natural gas-fired plant to sell electricity to service providers. The project would be built on 20 acres bounded by two junkyards.

DETROIT-Quality Farm and Fleet locations in Adrian, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Port Huron, and Saginaw are now on block after the tractor supply firm closes the stores. Friedman Real Estate Group of Farmington Hills has been hired to sell them.

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, MI-K&M Engineering and Consulting Corp. of Arlington, VA plans to build a natural gas-fired plant to sell electricity to service providers. The project would be built on 20 acres bounded by two junkyards.