ANN ARBOR, MI-Governor Jennifer Granholm wants the legislatureto remove requirements that the state retain gas and mineral rights in a sale of a former state hospital site.

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, MI-The county airport here is building walls and other enclosures in an attempt to lessen the sound impact on its neighbors, which includes more than 100 homes to the north and east.

FLINT, MI-The Flint Area Chamber of Commerce, Flint-Genesee Economic Growth Alliance and Genesee Area Focus Council Inc. are considering a merger to form an new economic development agency.

ANN ARBOR, MI-Developer David Kwan hopes to develop 70,000 sf of space on Plymouth Road in the city. A bank and restaurant would be among the retail tenants.

DETROIT-Grubb & Ellis says the industrial market is starting to "rev up" despite an 11.1% vacancy rate, higher than the national average of 9.7%. Signals on future growth are mixed, according to the firm's fall 2004 State of the Market report.

ANN ARBOR, MI-ProQuest Co. officials are considering moving its operations to a vacant 100,000-sf building vacated by ABN AMRO Mortgage Group and constructing another 109,000-sf building.

TROY, MI-A total of eight California Kmart stores are included in the 18-store purchase by Home Depot. The company says four more in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Soquel and Sunland, CA are included.

PETOSKEY, MI-A zoning feud ends as Emmet County gives Strathmore Development Co. of East Lansing approval to proceed on a mixed-use development here. It includes a 300,000=sf retail center and 240-unit multifamily rental portion.