DETROIT-Liability insurance remains difficult to get for trophy-type buildings that could attract attention, says the Great Lakes Construction Alliance of Detroit. It has joined the call for federal legislation to provide safeguards for terrorism insurance.

ANN ARBOR, MI-The company adds three-story office addition, high-bay testing lab, loading dock and two-story entry plaza, totaling more than 88,000 sf. The new space spans over a heavily wooded intermittent stream tributary and wetlands area.

DETROIT-The company that has designed such projects as the new Midfield Terminal and Ford Field has won a job at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI as well as Washington, DC and San Francisco.

BINGHAM FARMS, MI-Malan Realty Investors Inc. also is keeping an eye on the Kmart bankruptcy even though the retailer has affirmed one lease and is current in its obligations.

BOYNE FALLS, MI-Boyne Resorts report high interest in renting rooms, as well as selling joint venture development agreements, as a result of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Attendance records are set Feb. 16.

COLUMBUS, OH-RSN Holdings Industrial, Gabriel Logan and American Aluminum Extrusions of Ohio earn loans to purchase and lease buildings as well as buy equipment for increased operations.

DETROIT-City officials hope to use the $490,000 grant for restoring the 53-year-old pavilion, where it will rent out recreational equipment and boost use of the 982-acre island park.

CLEVELAND-Jones Shereen P. Jones leaves Credit Suisse First Boston to replace Paul A. O'Neil. She'll handle finance, investor relations and strategic initiatives in her role as executive vice president, chief financial and investment officer.