MADISON HEIGHTS, MI-The local trash management agency won't sell the land to Oakland County. So the county is threatening to demolish close down the Red Oaks Golf Course for good. It's closed while a storm water drain is installed.`
TROY, MI-Unconventional methods, with slick videos and rock music, draws worshippers in droves to non-denominational Kensington Community Church. The growing number of worshippers requires another 72,000 sf.
ANN ARBOR, MI-Captec Net Lease Realty, which is still for sale, sees a 17% drop in revenue, while funds from operations stay the same in the first quarter, when it sold five properties and acquired six.
AUBURN HILLS, MI-A 250,000-sf, $67-million expansion will handle growth of Siemens Automotive, a division of the large systems technology company, including new employees after a merger with VDO.
HAZEL PARK, MI- Oakland Gateway LLC buys eight properties formerly proposed to be the site of a new city hall for $1 million. Six condominium buildings will be built along West Garfield Road and West Mapledale Avenue.
ANN ARBOR, MI-Expansion out of the Detroit area is part of the company's new target market growth plan, says the company's president. The Naperville, IL office is Atwell-Hicks Inc.'s fourth office.
DETROIT-No blackouts, high-tech workers and state-funded business credits should lure firms to move to Michigan, the MEDC says. The MEDC sends out computer mouse pads saying 'Michigan Will Never Leave You In the Dark.'
JACKSON, MI-The largest utility in the state needs a new building to hold more employees and new Internet lines, the company says. A $70-million project keeps Consumers Energy in this city's Downtown.
BLOOMFIELD VILLAGE, MI-Harrison Associates, a corporate training firm for business professionalism and protocol, opens a second office here. The firm is taking 20,000 sf. The company is headquartered in Midland, MI.