FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI-A boulevard-style outdoor development is to begin once the former Montgomery Wards site in the Genesee Valley shopping center is cleared later this year.

LIVONIA, MI-Delta Gear Inc. signs a deal at First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.'s building at 33067 Industrial Rd. while Hatzel & Buchler Inc. finds a suitable location at a property owned by Blumenstein Holdings L.L.C.

RAY TOWNSHIP, MI-Macomb County officials have been approached to buy the county's last remaining commercial airport. The state paid $5 million for it in 1998.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI-Officials will review proposals from Grand Sakwa Properties Inc. to rezone the former Packard Proving Grounds site for condominiums, offices, stores and restaurants.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI-Japan-based Hino Motor Sales U.S.A. has announced it will relocate its headquarters to Michigan from New York. The move by the company 51% owned by Toyota brings it closer to its suppliers.

REDFORD, MI-Digiton Packaging and Piston Automotive lease space at the Pinnacle Logistics Park. The one-million-sf property was sold earlier this year to General Development and Premier Equities by Ford Motors Parts.

WESTLAND, MI-Southfield-based developer Frank Jonna wants to turn the abandoned Cooper School site into a senior citizen multifamily rental complex.

HOLLAND, MI-Developers for two senior communities, Resthaven Patrons Inc. and Tendercare of Michigan, hope to rezone agricultural land for their projects. Plan commission recommendations are needed.