DETROIT-Former Bank One of Michigan president Walter C. Watkins Jr. will be the "go-to" person for economic development in the city, says Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick.

JACKSON, MI-The new facility will be built, along with parking deck, with state assistance on a former contaminated property. An $11.9-million tax increment financing proposal was recently approved.

ROMULUS, MI-Grand Sakwa lets an option on the land expire, meaning yet another development proposal has fallen through. Previous plans have included a stadium for the Detroit Tigers as well as a casino.

DETROIT-Automotive supply firms A.W. Tech Center, R.L. Polk and Co. and Plastech opt to stay in state rather than move to other locations after receiving packages totaling $17.5 million in Single Business Tax Credits.

BINGHAM FARMS, MI-A light industrial building in Canton, MI sells for $2.1 million, 8.3 acres in Springfield Township, MI trade for $1.3 million and a 25,000-sf building in Bay City, MI sells for $1 million in deals brokered by Colliers International of Michigan.

DAYTON, OH-Behr America, Inc. needs a fifth US plant for expanded capacities while the automaker divests itself of a 1.1-million-sf parts facility in a deal expected to close at month's end. Purchase price is undisclosed.

DETROIT-The F.W. Dodge Division of The McGraw-Hill Cos. says dollar figure for nonresidential construction is about $318.6 million lower than 2001, even though residential home building is booming.

DETROIT-Michigan places fourth in economic development measuring competition, down from No. 1 last year, even though it still claims it has the most new or expanding business facilities. However, Site Selections Magazine's "Governor's Cup" goes to Illinois.