DETROIT-A $7-million plant in western Michigan will create construction materials from burning coal byproducts. Consumers Energy leases a 20-acre site to Phoenix Materials Co. for construction of a 50,000-sf plant.

DETROIT-One Michigan gubernatorial candidate wants to tear down unused buildings, clean up commercial districts and support sustainable growth with repairs to roads and sewers. She would also sell off state-owned land that is vacant.

DETROIT-Two $100,000 grants will help redevelop areas that have had oil and gas leakage. Money will pay for investigation and cleanup. Five sites are in the city, including a former dry-cleaning business and oil storage facility.

SALEM TOWNSHIP, MI-The automotive products supplier wants to consolidate operations in area west of Detroit on a 368-acre site. The township board is to vote soon on rezoning.

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, MI-This large township is seeing new growth as people look for less expensive Oakland County living. Retail development follows the new residents opting for a 126-unit multifamily rental complex.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI-A Paragon Corporate Realty Services executive cautions real estate demand will not pick up until investors gain back confidence lost in the wave of corporate scandals.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI-A Paragon Corporate Realty Services executive cautions real estate demand will not pick up until investors gain back confidence lost in the wave of corporate scandals.

BINGHAM FARMS, MI-A wait-and-see approach is favored by buyers, Colliers International reports. The market seems to be holding its own against the economy and corporate liquidations, it adds.