DETROIT-Four regional forums are planned by Michigan Economic Development Corp. to teach community leaders the basics of good community building. Top MEDC executives will be the instructors.
ANN ARBOR, MI-High tech buildings in the Avis Farms Research & Business Park sell for an average of $116 per sf. Bingham Farms, MI-based Colliers International of Michigan brokers the deals.
DETROIT-JCT wants to build more than 80 multi-family homes in the Jefferson-Chalmers Neighborhood Development Project area. The city questions the prices, which include $160,000 to $200,000 for the condominiums, as well as lack of parking.
ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP, MI-Former Dominos Pizza owner Thomas Monaghan's plan to combine his former offices with Ave Maria College is rejected by township planning commission.
QUINCY, MI-Speedrack wants a $1-million grant to clean up a former window company property for a 330,000-sf warehouse building. That's on top of a $1.4-million incentive package that kept the company in the state.
ANN ARBOR, MI-The school buys the 84,000-sf facility for $7.5 million to meet a bar association requirement, then renovates the building for 21st century use through tax-exempt municipal bonds through the Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority.
DETROIT-The Lions' future home will also host large conventions, tournaments and other events, such as the 2006 Super Bowl that is expected to fill many of the 31,000 hotel rooms in the region.
BETTENDORF, IN-The $40-million facility will replace existing Trinity Medical building by late 2003. Albert Khan and Associates is doing the design and engineering work on Hammes Co.'s project.
DEXTER, MI-The council extends a deadline one more time for Blackhawk Development, but it is running out of patience after five years without significant progress, says Village Manager Donna Eureste.