WARREN, MI-Preliminary approval is in hand for phase one of a plan to develop a Downtown in Michigan's third largest city.

SALEM TOWNSHIP, MI-Johnson Controls says it will sell the Salem Township site where it had intended to build a new $160 million headquarters.

WARREN, MI-The Big Boy Restaurant chain says it will open 10 to 15 new franchises in the next seven to 18 months.

DETROIT-7-Eleven is closing its only store located in the city proper. The company has about 132 stores in the Metro Detroit area. The store had been open since 1973.

BINGHAM FARMS, MI-Malan Realty Investors must pay former CEO Anthony S. Gramer $1.04 million after a court says he is due the money.

LAKE ORION, MI-A new $12-million medical facility here will house a variety of family physicians and medical specialists.

DETROIT-The Center for Creative Studies, the city's premier art school, is considering a plan to add new student housing around the cultural center area.

DETROIT-The city's historical commission has denied a request to tear down the Madison-Lenox Hotel.