Detroit officials suggest scaled-down Cobo plan; $100-million expansion a stopgap - 5/09/08 - by Naomi R. Patton / Detroit Free Press

Development deal reached on two historic Woodward buildings; Project would combine rental units with retail at corner of Grand River. - 5/09/08 - by Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News

GM buys its Detroit headquarters for $626 million - 5/08/08 - By David N. Goodman, Associated Press Writer / Crain's Detroit Business

bd’s Mongolian Grill chain sold - 5/08/08 - By Nathan Skid /  Crain's Detroit Business

Detroit approves renewal plan for two lower Woodward sites - 5/08/08 - by Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News

Art Van to open clearance, bedding center in former Drexel Heritage store - 5/03/08 - Detroit Free Press 

Bing gets loan to keep the Watermark afloat - 5/01/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Bikes for rent, new cafés draw people to water; Music, family fun, races also planned - 4/30/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Beaumont aid might spur Cobo expansion; OK on projects may win over Patterson - 4/30/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Last swing for saving part of Tiger Stadium - 4/27/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Jefferson retail aid pushed; Detroit, foundation propose grants - 4/25/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Tiger Stadium demolition deal OK'd; June 1 is deadline to raise money to save part of it - 4/23/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Inside the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel: A return to elegance; Once a ruin, Detroit landmark set to open this fall is already generating buzz, lots of business - 4/22/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Fort Shelby coming, too - 4/22/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

'Iron Chef 'will open restaurant in new Westin Book Cadillac - 4/22/08 - by Sylvia Rector / Detroit Free Press

Book Cadillac lands 'Iron Chef'; Rising Food Network star Michael Symon to announce eatery for renovated hotel today. - 4/22/08 - by Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News

Plan takes shape for travel by light-rail; Stations would be along Woodward - 4/22/08 - by Zachary Gorchow / Detroit Free Press

Rail proposal a 'first step'; $371M commuter train, which could carry 11,000 daily, would travel to downtown along Woodward. - 4/22/08 - by Mike Wilkinson / The Detroit News

Allen Park hopes to catch bouquet; Bridal Mile efforts brand downtown as wedding spot - 4/22/08 - by Tanveer Ali / The Detroit News

'Iron Chef' Symon plans restaurant for restored Book Cadillac - 4/21/08 - by Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News

Wayne Briefs - Canton Township: Oakwood presents new medical campus plan - 4/21/08 - The Detroit News

Is there new life for old Packard plant? Talks under way to transform historic, ravaged complex - 4/18/08 - by Bill McGraw / Detroit Free Press

Wayne briefs - Downriver: Group gets $2M to fix sites - 4/17/08 - The Detroit News

Old Royal Oak fire station to be museum; Grant enables group to turn old firehouse into place of history - 4/16/08 - by Bill Laitner / Detroit Free Press

Wayne briefs - Countywide: $33M OK'd for race track - 4/16/08 - The Detroit News

Wayne briefs - Redford Twp.: Downtown projects begin - 4/16/08 - The Detroit News

Wayne Briefs - River Rouge: Decorative streetlights to be installed downtown - 4/14/08 - The Detroit News

1Q office vacancies mainly up; Class A space bucks trend, falls - 4/13/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

Plan for old Kmart HQ hits key stage - 4/12/08 - by Gina Damron / Detroit Free Press

Privatizing City Airport studied; Kilpatrick wants to turn over management, renovate City Airport and add longer runway - 4/12/08 - by Christine MacDonald / The Detroit News

Downtown (Farmington) plan a step closer to being on ballot - 4/10/08 - by Korie Wilkins / Detroit Free Press

Private groups push Detroit ahead; Strapped City Hall can't do it all - 4/06/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

New North Terminal designed to be eye-catching, user-friendly - 4/03/08 - by Nathan Hurst / The Detroit News

A music amphitheater may anchor Hart Plaza - 4/03/08 - Key to the plan is replacing the vacant Ford Auditorium - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Toyota is expanding its research in Michigan; Investment seen as proof of state's auto tech prestige - 4/02/08 - by Brent Snavely / Detroit Free Press

Royal Oak - Beaumont preps for growth; In anticipation of aging population, hospital plans $204M project to expand ER, add 170 private rooms. - 4/02/08 - by Catherine Jun / The Detroit News

Grand Prix returns to Belle Isle, more improvements in store - 4/01/08 - Model D

Studio 601 brings mixed-media gallery, entertainment venue downtown - 4/01/08 - Model D

Developers adjust to shifting retail landscape - 3/27/08 - by Carol Marshall / Oakland Business Review

Developments taking shape along stretch of Telegraph Road - 3/27/08 - by Mike Scott / Oakland Business Review

Big Deals in Oakland County area commercial real estate - 3/27/08 - by Carol Marshall / Oakland Business Review

Drakeshire center's location a major draw for Walgreens - 3/27/08 - by Carol Marshall / Oakland Business Review

Market Spotlight: Main Street communities - 3/27/08 - by Carol Marshall / Oakland Business Review

Levon Technical Center Changes Hands for $8.4M - 3/26/08 - by George Deichler / CoStar Group

Group Invests $3.3M in Madison Heights Property; Investor Sells 65,942-SF Industrial for $50 PSF - 3/26/08 - by Sherrolyn Morris / CoStar Group

Investor Sells Pontiac Medical Bldg. for $1.3 Million; Office Property at 35 S. Johnson St. Changes Hands - 3/26/08 - by John Kneisly / CoStar Group

Detroit Office, Inc. works to encourage suburban businesses to relocate downtown - 3/25/08 - Model D

Greening of Detroit expands Corktown offices, plans busy spring season - 3/25/08 - Model D

Asian fusion restaurant, Wasabi, headed to Park Shelton in Midtown - 3/25/08 - Model D

Speakers urge more green building, policy for a sustainable Detroit at Model D event - 3/25/08 - Model D

Renters now able to lease at 55 W. Canfield lofts in Midtown - 3/25/08 - Model D

Slow's Bar BQ purchases Midtown building for carry-out and catering customers - 3/25/08 - Model D

New Hellas restaurant closes after 107 years - 3/24/08 - by Zlati Meyer / Detroit Free Press

DDA approves $2M loan for Book Cadillac project - 3/24/08 - Crain's Detroit Business

Studies mixed on state's 2008 retail outlook - 3/24/08 - By Nancy Kaffer / Crain's Detroit Business

Businesses hope aesthetic improvements will help attract patrons in St. Clair Shores - 3/24/08 - by Christina Stolarz / The Detroit News

Macomb Academy Buys Clinton Township Property; Investor Sells 10,000-SF Office Bldg. for $112 PSF - 3/21/08 - by Sherrolyn Morris / Co-Star Group

Southfield Hotel sale gets new deadline after 2nd delay - 3/20/08 -  by Carol Marshall / Oakland Business Review

Southfield plans April event for commercial real estate - 3/20/08 - by Carol Marshall / Oakland Business Review

Distributor expands in Madison Heights - 3/20/08 - by Carol Marshall / Oakland Business Review

Carol Marshall: Relationship-building yields results in construction - 3/20/08 - by Carol Marshall / Oakland Business Review

More time, money for Detroit projects; Book-Cadillac, Bettis to benefit - 3/19/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Dunkin' Donuts to add more Michigan locations - 3/19/08 - Detroit Free Press

Former CVS Property in Sterling Heights Sells for $1M; Investor Buys 11,900-SF Retail Bldg. - 3/19/08 - by James Goolsbee / Co-Star Group

Henry Ford's genetics division to occupy 14,000 sf in TechTown - 3/18/08 - Model D

Capitol Park gains a new coffee shop, Urban Bean Co. - 3/18/08 - Model D

Grandmont Rosedale Dev. Corp. renovating new offices, move-in planned for May - 3/18/08 - Model D

D-Biz: In Lafayette Park, one plaza to serve them all - 3/18/08 - Model D

Roundup: Taking note of a few openings around the D - 3/18/08 - Model D

Work commences on Hartland mall; site plan up for final OK - 3/18/08 - by Valerie Olander / The Detroit News

3rd Rice Bowl to open - 3/16/08 - Detroit Free Press

Airport expansion meeting gets hot; Hundreds show up with concerns - 3/12/08 - by Eric D. Lawrence / Detroit Free Press

Livonia mayor wants Sears' attention - 3/12/08 - by Zlati Meyer / Detroit Free Press

Wayne briefs - CANTON: Meijer looks to open 2nd store in township - 3/12/08 - Detroit Free Press

New coffee shop, Cafe con Leche, now open in Mexicantown Mercado - 3/11/08 - Model D

D-Biz: Black Whole Collective blooms in Highland Park - 3/11/08 - Model D

Shopping commences at Highland Park Aldi; two more locations in the works - 3/11/08 - Model D

Hatch arts collective to put down roots in hometown Hamtramck - 3/11/08 - Model D

Bozek's Meat and Groceries re-opens bigger and better after fire - 3/11/08 - Model D

Downriver city hitches name to bridal district - 3/11/08 - by Zlati Meyer / Detroit Free Press

Crain's Interactive Web List:  Largest Construction Projects - 3/10/08 - Crain's Detroit Business

(Rochester) Officials putting focus on downtown details - 3/09/08 - by Annette Kingsbury / Observer & Eccentric

Golden opportunity: Asian restaurant joins new shopping center - 3/09/08 - by Darrell Clem / Observer & Eccentric

Duo opens Mr. Appliance franchise - 3/09/08 - Detroit Free Press

Lakeshore Engineering Services renovates a former Ford factory - 3/09/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Airport seeks added runway; Plan is to cut through Romulus - 3/09/08 - by Gina Damron / Detroit Free Press

Proposed law would stop REIS bid for annexation by Livonia - 3/09/08 - By Chad Halcom / Crain's Detroit Business

The final piece: Lowe's to fill last big parcel near Great Lakes Crossing - 3/09/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

Can avenue be fashionable again? Livernois merchants, city want revival - 3/09/08 - By Nancy Kaffer / Crain's Detroit Business

Mix well, then sell: Developers find demand for blend of space - 3/09/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

Construction companies think smaller, find niches as projects become fewer - 3/09/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

Rise in occupancy rate fuels area hotel building boom - 3/09/08 - By Jonathan Eppley / Crain's Detroit Business

Reporter's Notebook: Hopes high for brownfield conference - 3/09/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

Downtown Detroit needs more retail - 3/09/08 - By Robin Boyle and James Bieri / Crain's Detroit Business

Old church lofts bring hope, foot traffic to downtown Mt. Clemens - 3/09/08 - by Christy Arboscello / Detroit Free Press

Farmington streetscape plan fought; Project aims to make downtown more viable, but resident says road would be too narrow. - 3/08/08 - by Delores Flynn / The Detroit News

Novi develops into a medical destination - 3/08/08 - by Chris Jackett / Novi News

Development's scale debated; Plans for old psychiatric hospital site hit more snags - 3/08/08 - by Steve Pardo / The Detroit News

Celani decides not to invest in Greektown Casino - 3/07/08 - By Robert Ankeny / Crain's Detroit Business

$159M cancer center planned; Beaumont Hospital site will use proton beam therapy for treatments. - 3/07/08 - by Charles E. Ramirez / The Detroit News

Macomb briefs - Chesterfield Twp.: JC Penney store opens - 3/07/08 - The Detroit News

(Milford) DDA signs agreement for downtown property - 3/06/08 - By Aileen Wingblad / Observer & Eccentric

Lyon Township homeowners to appeal Meijer site plan decision - 3/06/08 - by Nathan Mueller / Observer & Eccentric

Wayne briefs - Northville Twp.: Reps study annexation - 3/06/08 - The Detroit News

Livingston briefs - Fowlerville: New Wal-Mart opens Friday - 3/06/08 - The Detroit News [Wal-Mart web site]

Macomb briefs - St. Clair Shores: Theater appeal denied - 3/05/08 - The Detroit News

Back Alley Bikes opens The Hub, offering bike sales and service in Midtown - 3/04/08 - Model D

DDA director vows to move Howell forward; Business owner says he wants to see downtown succeed, especially since he has vested interest in city. - 3/04/08 - by Valerie Olander / The Detroit News

La Shish restaurant chain closes - 3/03/08 - Associated Press / Crain's Detroit Business

La Shish chain closes amid accusations against owner - 3/03/08 - by Francis X. Donnelly / The Detroit News

La Shish closes 11 metro eateries; Tax evasion charges, terrorism accusations haunted chain's owner - 3/03/08 - by David A. Shenfelter / Detroit Free Press

Clinton Township:  New kids' hospital opens - 3/03/08 - by Christina Stolarz / The Detroit News

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