DETROIT-DETROIT-Too much opposition by residents to the company's planned distribution center forced GM to look elsewhere, officials for the automaker say. The distribution center became an election issue in Milan Township.

DETROIT-The rights group is growing, and decided it made sense financially to buy a building on Hancock near Woodward rather here rather than rent additional space in the Book Tower Building on Washington Boulevard.

DETROIT-Negotiations between the Detroit Discovery Museum and the Lions could result in a children's museum being built at the team's Ford Field stadium site. DaimlerChrysler put up $50,000 to design the museum.

DETROIT-John Carroll brings nearly 30 years experience in regional economic development to roles as senior vice president of business development of the Detroit Regional Chamber and executive director of the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership.

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI-Infrastructure has been completed for a 33.5-acre development in a tight industrial market here. Developer Kemp/Peyerk is putting up three buildings on speculation to start.

DETROIT-The institute holds four Detroit and five suburban firms up for honors, including Orchestra Place, Van Elsander Family Center, an addition to the Detroit Cornice and Slate Building and Center for Creative Studies/Ford-Kresge Building.

PLYMOUTH-An old hotel site in this Detroit suburb will get a new mixed-use facility including retail, office and condominiums. Tri-Mount Construction hopes to navigate past a financing hitch that's stalled construction.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI-The City Council will decide the fate of an 89-acre property at 14 Mile Road and Orchard Lake Roads, where developers hope to build shops, offices and restaurants.