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bd’s Mongolian Grill chain sold - 5/08/08 - By Nathan Skid /
Crain's Detroit Business
Art Van to open clearance, bedding center in former Drexel Heritage store -
5/03/08 - 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
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
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
Downtown (Farmington) plan a step closer to being on ballot - 4/10/08 -
by Korie Wilkins / 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
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
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
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
The final piece: Lowe's to fill last big parcel near Great Lakes Crossing -
3/09/08 - By Daniel Duggan / 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
Novi develops into a medical destination - 3/08/08 - by Chris Jackett /
Novi News
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
$159M cancer center planned; Beaumont Hospital site will use proton beam
therapy for treatments. - 3/07/08 - by Charles E. Ramirez / 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
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
Systems vie for Oakland patients; Yet coveted county has excess beds, flat
growth - 3/02/08 - By Jay Greene / Crain's Detroit Business
Mexican restaurant among assets of Caswell Town Center - 2/28/08 - by
Steve Kowalski / Observer & Eccentric
Couzens, Lansky Renews 22,500 SF of Office - 2/27/08 - by Robert Carr /
GlobeSt.com
City
to consider six Silverdome plans - 2/26/08 - by Randal Yakey / The
Oakland Press [related
content]
City Takes Another Turn With Silverdome Bids - 2/26/08 - by Robert Carr
/ GlobeSt.com
Pontiac buildings sold to out-of-town companies - 2/26/08 - by Carol
Hopkins / The Oakland Press
The 'W' coming to Birmingham? - 2/24/08 - by Jay M. Grossman /
Detroit Free Press
Asian restaurant opens Monday; Pei Wei, a pan-Asian diner that is a member
of the P.F. Chang's family, will open in Rochester Hills Monday. - 2/24/08
- Detroit Free Press
Birmingham -
City a 'Googley' good place for business - 2/24/08 - by Jay M. Grossman
/ Detroit Free Press
Clawson: The new cool city? - 2/24/08 - by Megan Pennefather /
Detroit Free Press
Oakland
briefs - Pontiac: 6 bids to buy, redevelop Silverdome submitted - 2/23/08
- The Detroit News
[related content]
Biggby Coffee may double franchises - 2/21/08 - by Greta Guest /
Detroit Free Press
Beaumont plans new medical center in Novi - 2/17/08 - Detroit Free
Press
Hayman Co. Scores Two Suburban Apts for $14M - 2/15/08 - by Robert Carr
/ GlobeSt.com
Lyon Township: Meijer gets OK for new store plan - 2/15/08 - Detroit
Free Press
Anita's in Ferndale is a refreshing new spot for Lebanese - 2/14/08 - by
Molly Abraham / Detroit Free Press
New
owner proposes Oakland Mall revamp; Company to update aging facility, add
retailers - 2/12/08 - by Catherine Jun / The Detroit News
Second
attempt to deal Silverdome falls through - 2/8/08 - by Catherine Jun /
The Detroit News
Novi keeps flourishing; Prime location, land help city thrive in
residential, commercial markets while other towns are struggling. - 2/8/08
- by Delores Flynn / The Detroit News
Ruling on Lyon Twp. Meijer postponed - 2/8/08 - by Delores Flynn /
The Detroit News
Family-run grocery chain is adding stores; It's known for exclusive items -
2/3/08 - by Greta Guest / Detroit Free Press
Lyon Township - Residents sue over Meijer project - 1/30/08 - by Delores
Flynn / The Detroit News
Caraco Leases for Storage, Future Production - 1/30/08 - by Robert Carr
/ GlobeSt.com
Oakland briefs - Southfield: Strategic planners hired - 1/29/08 - The
Detroit News
Liberty Sells Madison Heights Assets to Legacy II; Four Bldgs. Totaling
62,300 SF Change Hands in for Nearly $3 Million - 1/23/08 - by Afunu Ali
/ CoStar Group
Comerica Bank Moves Into Old GM Training Center; Grubb & Ellis Secures
36,145 SF on Behalf of Etkin Equities - 1/22/08 - by Rashad Smith /
CoStar Group
Oakland briefs - Troy: Transit center design teams to show ideas - 1/21/08
- The Detroit News
Higher oil prices revive exploration in Southeast Michigan - 1/20/08 -
By Chad Halcom / Crain's Detroit Business
Oakland briefs: Birmingham Opening of AAA's new, green building
celebrated - 1/17/08 - The Detroit News
Cobo
Center plan ripped; Ficano's expansion pitch 'riddled' with uncertainties,
Oakland County counterpart says. - 1/17/08 - by Mark Hicks / The
Detroit News
Penske to open Smart Car dealership - 1/15/08 - By Sheena Harrison /
Crain's Detroit Business
Troy real estate: Industrial good, office weak - 1/14/08 - By Daniel
Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business
Southfield ponders city center - 1/14/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's
Detroit Business
KeyBank scraps expansion plan for metro Detroit - 1/14/08 - decides to
expand elsewhere - By Tom Henderson / Crain's Detroit Business
Selling Michigan: R&D pushed as reason for Chinese to locate in state -
1/14/08 - By Marti Benedetti / Special to Crain's Detroit Business
Clawson - Downtown looks for boost; Businesses want laws changed to push
more development - 1/14/08 - by Catherine Jun / The Detroit News
McLaren site advancing in Independence Twp. - 1/14/08 - by Karen
Auchterlonie / The Oakland Press
Oakland growth casts ray of hope in dark times - 1/14/08 - The
Oakland Press
Southfield: Questions swirl around city center proposal - 1/13/08 - By
Pat Murphy / Observer & Eccentric
City
negotiating for casino, racetrack at Silverdome - 1/12/08 - by John
Wisely / Detroit Free Press
Highland Township - Wanted: lively downtown; DDA has a master plan to revive
Highland Station - 1/11/08 - by Delores Flynn / The Detroit News
Oakland briefs: Commerce Township - U.S., state approve $17M Martin
Parkway plan - 1/11/08 - The Detroit News
Oakland briefs: Troy - Development delayed at former Kmart HQ site -
1/11/08 - The Detroit News
(Southfield) City hall could give way to business, office district - 1/10/08
- By Pat Murphy / Observer & Eccentric
Auburn Hills Firm Relocates Operations to Pontiac; Peninsula Plastics Leases
42,000-SF Warehouse - 1/10/08 - by Beverly Robinson / CoStar Group
Intercontinental Makes $38.2M Purchase in Birmingham; Burton-Katzman Sells
Office Bldg. With Retail Space & Residential Condos for $378 PSF - 1/09/08
- by John Kneisly / CoStar Group
Lodgian
Can't Find Buyers; Will Sell Individual Hotels - 1/09/08 - by Mark
Heschmeyer / CoStar Group
Siemens Expands to 51,000 SF in Troy Park - 1/09/08 - by Robert Carr /
GlobeSt.com
Intercontinental Buys MXD Office for $38M - 1/09/08 - by Robert Carr /
GlobeSt.com
Fiserv Renews 45,730-SF Lease; Company Also Adds 2,289 SF in Troy - 1/09/08
- by Je'Neane Solomon /CoStar Group
Oakland still building; Bustling commercial construction defies struggles of
wider economy - 1/06/08 - by Carol Hopkins / The Oakland Press
Keeping Ferndale cool may come with price; City Council considers assessment
to businesses that would gather funds for improving downtown. - 1/04/08
- by Jennifer Chambers / The Detroit News
Circuit City Moving to Madison Place; Electronics Chain Takes 32,000 SF in
Former Mervyn's Building - 1/03/08 - by John Kneisly / CoStar Group
[Circuit City web site]
Orion Township neighbors protest landfill expansion - 1/01/08 - by
Catherine Jun / The Detroit News
White Lake Twp.: Retail plan touted on M-59; But growth may bury
area's rural charm, neighbor says - 12/31/07 - by Delores Flynn / The
Detroit News
Novi: Trade center zoned out; Lawsuit claims Expo Center president
blocked plans over parking issues; he denies it. - 12/31/07 - by Delores
Flynn / The Detroit News
Rochester - Wal-Mart set to open amid some opposition; City, store officials
try to put bitterness behind them - 12/19/07 - by Catherine Jun / The
Detroit News
Walsh's new (environmentally friendly) building - 12/16/07 -
Detroit Free Press
Rochester brewpub owner plans green eatery; Restaurant to use local organic
food - 12/16/07 - by Samantha Cleaver / Detroit Free Press
Temple's first school will be a green project - 12/16/07 -by Alex P.
Kellogg / Detroit Free Press
Clawson comeback: Leon & Lulu's furniture store helps fuel revival -
12/16/07 - By Sheena Harrison / Crain's Detroit Business
7 more businesses open at Partridge Creek - 12/14/07 - By Sheena
Harrison / Crain's Detroit Business
Intimate wine bar opening downtown - 12/13/07 - also other restaurant
openings - by Sylvia Rector / Detroit Free Press
Big
shows, small prices; Silverdome bidder invokes Costco model - 12/10/07 -
By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business
Updated:
Urban Retail's Buy of 2M-SF Michigan Mall Sign of Things to Come; Urban Back
in the Game of Buying Major Retail Assets - 11/28/07 - Oakland Mall -
CoStar Group
Oakland briefs - Lyon Twp.:Meijer plans tabled until Feb. - 11/28/07 -
The Detroit News
Internet marketer moves to Southfield; Company sees Metro Detroit as an
online promotional hub. - 11/27/07 - by Joel J. Smith / The Detroit
News
New mayor sets focus on Auburn Hills' downtown; City's chief hopes to bring
in more small businesses, foot traffic. - 11/23/07 - by Catherine Jun /
The Detroit News
Southfield - Entrepreneurs plan family fun spot; Entertainment venue will
have arcade, music, sports bar and games -- something for all ages. -
11/23/07 - by Delores Flynn / The Detroit News
GRAND BOUTIQUES: Designer retailers cater to affluent Metro Detroiters -
11/22/07 - by Nathan Hurst / The Detroit News
Lyon Township - Meijer meets residents to discuss 8 Mile store - 11/19/07
- The Detroit News
The next frontier: Northwest Oakland; Building plans anticipate big boom -
11/08/07 - by John Wisely / Detroit Free Press
$50-million center to mix retail, health - 11/07/07 - Village Lakes
Plaza in White Lake Township - by Greta Guest / Detroit Free Press
Real estate forum to focus on regional transit connections - 11/02/07 -
will focus on a proposed transit link connecting Troy and Birmingham - by
John Gallagher/ Detroit Free Press
Pavement to keep pollution from groundwater; Farmington Hills installs
porous material in fight to alleviate storm water runoff. - 11/01/07 -
city will use the lot as an example to any new development prospects - by
Delores Flynn / The Detroit News
Huntington Bank opens the doors to second Novi branch - 11/01/07 - By
Chris Jackett / Observer & Eccentric
'Green building' presentation Nov. 8 in Novi - 10/31/07 - by
Delores Flynn / The Detroit News
Pro baseball coming to Oakland County; 3,944-seat stadium to house
independent team - 10/29/07 - By Bill Shea / Crain's Detroit Business
West Bloomfield - Massage clinic seeks zoning board's OK; Regional manager
seeks zoning board's OK to locate near residential area; shower issue
settled. - 10/29/07 - by Shawn D. Lewis / The Detroit News
Telegraph blooming - Stretch sees burst of commercial growth - 10/27/07
- by Carol Hopkins / The Oakland Press
Dome bids down to five - 10/27/07 - by Kaniqua Daniel Smothers / The
Oakland Press
EDITORIAL: Don't let petty politics hinder Bloomfield Park development -
10/27/07 - The Oakland Press
Om Cafe attracts younger patrons with redesign; 22-year-old Om vegetarian
restaurant offers communal tables, e-mails on daily specials. - 10/26/07
- by Maureen McDonald / Special to The Detroit News
The ultimate for indoor soccer; 212,000 square feet of special turf -
10/26/07 - Ultimate Soccer Arenas to Open Nov. 1 - by Stephen Frye /
The Oakland Press
Stuart Frankel bids on Silverdome site - 10/24/07 - By Daniel Duggan /
Crain's Detroit Business
Tenant sales boost 3Q profits for Taubman Centers - 10/22/07 - By Sheena
Harrison / Crain's Detroit Business
Pontiac vows better treatment for Silverdome bidders - 10/22/07 - By
Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business
Two Oakland agencies fund $78M in development - 10/22/07 - By Chad
Halcom / Crain's Detroit Business
Novi asks developers to start thinking green - 10/22/07 - By Daniel
Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business
Oakland briefs - Pontiac: Silverdome bids studied - 10/19/07 - The
Detroit News
Oakland doubles up on development loans - 10/17/07 - by Jennifer
Chambers / The Detroit News
Oakland briefs - Troy: Plan approved for Kmart HQ - 10/16/07 - The
Pavilions of Troy to include luxury retail, condos and office buildings -
The Detroit News
$2M makeover of downtown Farmington planned; Three-month project is to
feature curbs that protect pedestrians and streetscape renovation. -
10/15/07 - by Delores Flynn / The Detroit News
Oakland briefs - Bloomfield Township: Saving Barton House topic of Tues.
meeting - 10/13/07 - historic farmhouse close to demolition - The
Detroit News
Crowne Plaza renovations in Auburn Hills nearly complete - 10/9/07 - by
Bowdeya Tweh / Detroit Free Press
[Crowne Plaza Hotels web site]

Detroit tops in 3Q office rentals; Troy, Southfield see higher vacancy rates
- 10/8/07 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business
American Axle eyes tax break for plant - 10/8/07 - By Chad Halcom /
Crain's Detroit Business
Cooley Law School expansion continues in Auburn Hills - 10/8/07 - By
Chad Halcom / Crain's Detroit Business
Office Building in Oakland County Sells for $1.25 Million; Telecommunication
Property in Madison Heights Trades for $72 PSF - 10/8/07 - by Bevery
Robinson / CoStar Group
Oakland briefs: Bloomfield Park site plan approved - 10/4/07 -
The Detroit News
Milestone Invests $17M in West Bloomfield Retail Center; Marcus & Millichap
Brokers Sale of Westwind Lake Village Shops - 10/3/07 - by Nakia Jordan
/ CoStar Group
New Nordstrom a hit; Thousands visit store in Twelve Oaks wing debut -
9/29/07 - by Nathan Hurst / The Detroit News
[NORDSTROM.com]
Taubman CEO predicts Metro Detroit comeback; He says mall developer is
taking a long-term approach in a regional market that has 'huge potential.'
- 9/29/07 - by Nathan Hurst / The Detroit News
McLaren Health Care buys Pontiac Osteopathic - 9/28/07 - by Sofia
Kosmetatos / The Detroit News
Nordstrom debuts Friday at Twelve Oaks; Upscale retailer part of $63M
expansion at Novi mall - 9/27/07 - by Jennifer Youssef / The Detroit
News
[NORDSTROM.com]
New Twelve Oaks retailers - 9/27/07 - The Detroit News
Bloomfield Park wait may be over; After 15 years of delays, controversial
residential, retail development could be approved today. - 9/19/07 - by
Robert Snell and Jennifer Chambers / The Detroit News
Troy site still waits for buyer; Owners of 17 acres south of I-75
interchange hope for a development boom - 9/18/07 - by Catherine Jun,
photos by Todd McInturf / The Detroit News
Barn ruling helps hospital build clinic; 1924 structure can be moved to
resident's land, allowing work to begin on Botsford Hospital clinic. -
9/17/07 - by Delores Flynn / The Detroit News
Restaurant to expand with intimate dining; Bacco Ristorante owner says
Southfield restaurant is prospering despite anemic economy. - 9/14/07 -
by Maureen McDonald / Special to The Detroit News
Beaumont heads west with expansion plans - 9/13/07 - By Larry Ruehlen /
Observer & Eccentric
The Pavilions envisioned as town center for Troy - 9/13/07 - By Susan
Steinmueller / Observer & Eccentric
Pavilions project takes next step forward - 9/13/07 - By Susan
Steinmueller / Observer & Eccentric
Plans for former St. Bede site disappoint council members - 9/13/07 -
Southfield council expected more high-end retail - By Pat Murphy /
Observer & Eccentric
Meeting Update: Former Novi Expo Center issue tabled - 9/13/07 - By
Kelly Murad / Observer & Eccentric
Parisian stores only in Metro - 9/13/07 - by Nathan Hurst / The
Detroit News
Laser center cashes in on grooming obsession; Farmington Hills firm on track
to do $160M in sales this year, add 8-10 locations every month. - 9/13/07
- by Karen Dybis / Special to The Detroit News
Oakland Briefs - Troy: Panel OKs retail, housing project - 9/12/07 -
Pavilions of Troy. former Kmart HQ site - The Detroit News
Plan for $70M Commerce Twp. hospital OK'd - 9/12/07 - by Delores Flynn /
The Detroit News
Oakland Briefs - Southfield: Development plans unveiled - 9/12/07 -
Southfield Village, 190,000-SF retail and office project - The Detroit
News
Beaumont gets approval on Commerce medical center - 9/11/07 - by
Patricia Anstett / Detroit Free Press
DeVry University opens campus in Southfield - 9/10/07 - By Chad Halcom /
Crain's Detroit Business
Botsford Hospital to raze parts of Botsford Inn - 9/10/07 - Crain's
Detroit Business
Oakland Briefs - Troy: Hearing to be Tuesday on town square project -
9/10/07 - former Kmart HQ site - The Detroit News
Lauren selects Troy for debut; World's first Lauren Ralph Lauren boutique
for men's and women's designs will join Somerset Collection. - 9/08/07 -
by Nathan Hurst / The Detroit News
Behr expands auto parts research, testing; Climate control leader adds more
office space in $8.5 million building to house execs, engineers. - 9/07/07
- by Maureen McDonald / Special to The Detroit News
Oakland Briefs - Waterford Twp.: Mall authority proposed - 9/07/07 -
The Detroit News
Troy officials to review proposal for town square - 8/28/07 - The
Pavilions of Troy would replace form Kmart HQ - by Catherine Jun / The
Detroit News
Road plan has residents fuming; $20-million path through complex seen as M-5
extension - 8/25/07 - Commerce Commons will have shopping, homes, 6
miles of walking paths and parkland - by Korie Wilkins / Detroit Free
Press
Face-lift for Fountain Walk mall; Changes ease shopping at center in Novi -
8/25/07 - by Korie Wilkins / Detroit Free Press
A place for space: Birmingham office leasing bucks downward trend - 8/20/07
- By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business
Curtis Properties, Papa Joe's dispute construction payments -8/20/07 -
By Chad Halcom / Crain's Detroit Business
3
companies adding employees; Also receiving MEGA incentives last week were a
trio of Ann Arbor-area companies - 8/20/07 - Crain's Detroit Business
Novi's Bollywood-style theater a smash hit; Popular multiplex serves as hub
for Indian community - 8/13/07 - by Maureen Feighan / The Detroit
News
Bob Saks to build 2 new dealerships; $15-million investment to add stores in
Lyon Twp. - 7/25/07 - by Sarah A. Webster / Detroit Free Press
Flint health group starts Clarkston campus - 7/25/07 - by Patricia
Anstett / Detroit Free Press
Driving Woodward: Those who travel the road for a living say it is always
changing - 7/23/07 - by Tom Greenwood | The Detroit News
Karaoke bar comes back for an encore; Royal Kubo opens in new spot after
leaving Oak Park - 7/23/07 - downtown Clawson - by Maureen Feighan /
The Detroit News
Added stores make Kroger bigger target - 7/23/07 - By Sheena Harrison /Crain's
Detroit Business
More than $1B in retail set for 5-county region - 7/23/07 - Crain's
Detroit Business
Bosch-Rexroth consolidating 2 offices - 7/23/07 - By Chad Halcom /
Crain's Detroit Business
Kroger opens more ex-Farmer Jacks - 7/20/07 - by Joel J. Smith / The
Detroit News
Restaurant thrives as dining destination; Tucked in a corner of mall, the
bistro's menu, service draw 80 percent repeat customers. - 7/12/07 -
Diamond Jim Brady's Bistro - by Maureen McDonald / Special to The Detroit
News
Construction finished on Waterman Center in downtown Pontiac - 7/12/07 -
Metromode
Clawson
slimming its Main Street fast - 7/12/07 - officials hope cutting down on
road and beefing up street parking will help businesses in the once bustling
downtown - Metromode
New
environmentally friendly AAA building in Birmingham under construction -
7/12/07 - Metromode
Kroger in, Farmer Jack out; New stores open as venerable chain fades out -
7/07/07 - by Jennifer Youssef and Nathan Hurst / The Detroit News
Construction is wrapping up at the Crofoot Building in downtown Pontiac -
6/27/07 - Metromode
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