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Posted By: Toledo Blade on December 3, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. The Toledo Department of Economic Development has big goals for 2025, but like most departments in the city, it’s preparing to operate with a smaller budget. Brandon Sehlhorst, director of economic development for Toledo, said the department views its […]

Posted By: REJournals on October 4, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. How resilient has the Detroit-area industrial market been? Its fundamentals are strong enough to allow it to weather the challenges that come with high interest rates and construction costs. And one professional working this market said that this resilience bodes […]

Posted By: REjournals on September 5, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. It wouldn’t be accurate to call the Detroit multifamily market a booming one. Yes, demand from renters remains strong. But multifamily investment sales are sluggish thanks to higher interest rates. And while monthly rents continue to rise on a year-over-year […]

Posted By: The Detroit News on September 16, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration is pursuing a major semiconductor manufacturing project that could bring thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investment to Genesee County, according to five sources with knowledge of an effort that has […]

Posted By: DBUSINESS on September 11, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Stellantis in Auburn Hills today announced it is investing more than $406 million in three Michigan facilities to support its multi-energy strategy and confirmed that the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) will be the company’s first U.S. plant to build […]

Posted By: The Toledo Blade on September 9, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Wyoming city leaders announced a massive investment for the city. The former 75-acre GM property that has sat vacant for 15 years is getting new life. “So Benteler Automotive has purchased these 20 acres on the southwest portion […]

Posted By: Detroit Free Press on August 10, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. A new $100-million lab in Auburn Hills will test electric vehicle batteries against a host of stresses, helping automakers ensure safety and get new EVs on the market faster. The effort is the “biggest single lab investment” in […]

Posted By: streetinsider.com on June 27, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Signature Associates’ Steve Gordon is proud to have been a part of this deal. Ilmor Marine, a leader in advanced marine propulsion systems, announces a multi-million-dollar investment in a new state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing facility in Lyon Township, Michigan. This […]

Posted By: Toledo Blade on July 18, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. A research and development center believed to be the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere was commissioned Thursday by First Solar Inc. The Jim Nolan Center for Solar Innovation encompasses 1.3 million square feet in Wood County’s […]

Posted By: The Detroit News on May 29, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Dan Gilbert said he and other business and government leaders are still in “brainstorming mode” for what to do with downtown Detroit’s Renaissance Center, the General Motors Co. global headquarters that the automaker will vacate next year. “I […]

Posted By: Toledo Blade on May 29, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Toledo hopes to turn nearly $1 million in grants into more than $21 million in private-sector investment across the city. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and Brandon Sehlhorst, director of economic development, announced at a news conference on Wednesday the selection […]

Posted By: mlive on April 1, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Three Grand Rapids area companies — representing the medical device, dairy processing and adhesive vinyl film industries — are expanding, and plan to add 134 new jobs and $70 million in capital investment. The expansions were announced by regional economic […]

Posted By: REJournals on April 4, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. The industrial real estate sector has consistently been one of the top-performing real estate sectors over the past few years, however, the confluence of economic challenges, persistent marketplace fluctuations, and uncertainties experienced in 2023 led to a slowdown in industrial investment. […]

Posted By: The Toledo Blade on April 1, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Two northwest Ohio projects are among 11 that have been approved statewide for economic assistance from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority in hopes of creating more jobs. Vehtek Systems Inc. expects to create 120 full-time jobs in Bowling Green […]

Posted By: The Toledo Blade on February 18, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. From church bells to wedding bells — that was CJ Estel’s vision for Sacred Heart Church in East Toledo. Through community partners and investors, he had hoped to repair and transform the former Catholic church into a wedding […]

Posted By: The Toledo Blade on January 18, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Wood County leaders said Thursday they were relieved that a reliable local company had purchased the massive former Peloton building and surrounding land. First Solar Inc. — headquartered in Arizona but with much of its domestic panel manufacturing, […]

Posted By: WTOL11 on January 3, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. WTOL 11 has learned that 2024 could be a significant year for development in Toledo. City leaders said there is currently more than $1 billion of investment property primed for projects this year. Wanting to highlight these various projects, WTOL […]

Posted By: Toledo Blade on November 12 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   A new food market slated to open on North Summit Street is the capstone to recent development in the Vistula District. Amid a soft opening of Golden Hind Wine Bar and Pastries, and a third mural completed in […]

Posted By: The Blade on October 14, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Decades after the city of Toledo tried to attract investment for a new Jeep plant by buying parcels of land south of the Ohio Turnpike to Fallen Timbers, the property has been developed, rezoned, and sold to invested businesses. […]

Posted By: 13 Action News | WTVG on October 5, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Major progress is being made on a multi-million dollar investment in Toledo’s Vistula neighborhood. The $17 million Ostrich Towne Project is helping change the landscape of the Vistula Historic District. The oldest neighborhood in the city […]

Posted By: REjournals on September 22, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Sure, Detroit’s industrial market has faced the pressure of high interest rates and increasing construction costs. And while industrial sales might have slowed, leasing activity remains robust in this sector, something that was evident during the Detroit Industrial Summit held […]

Posted By: mlive on August 28, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Plastics Omnium has confirmed it’s chosen Grand Blanc Township to build the largest hydrogen storage manufacturing plant in North America. The company announced on Monday, Aug. 28, that it will design, develop and produce high-pressure hydrogen storage systems for medium […]

Posted By: Toledo Blade on July 2, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Toledo postponed acting on a request that would help to fund a $5 million capital improvement project being proposed for the tired and largely vacant Swayne Field Plaza. Toledo City Council was asked to approve a request to underwrite […]

Posted By: Toledo Blade on June 11, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Almost two weeks after Bitwise laid off its entire work force, including about 15 employees in Toledo, it remains unclear what will become of its historic UpTown building, which recently underwent a $38 million overhaul. ProMedica, which had partnered with the Fresno, Calif.-based […]

Posted By: Toledo Blade on June 8, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Taylor Automotive Family on Thursday announced the purchase of three properties in the Toledo area, including the former world headquarters of Dana Commercial Credit and ProMedica at 1801 Richards Rd. in Toledo. The Richards Road campus totals more than […]

Posted By: woodtv.com on May 31, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. A new multi-million dollar expansion project is now underway at Gerald R. Ford International Airport. The $156 million rental car facility is the latest building to be added as significant investment continues to expand capacity and improve amenities. The design […]

Posted By: mlive on May 20, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. A Grand Rapids-based tech firm, whose online app is designed to help stockholders claim company gifts and perks, has received a $510,000 state grant if it creates up to 73 jobs over the next three years.  TiiCKER, which has offices […]

Posted By: DBUSINESS on March 14, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   Crestlight Capital, a Detroit-headquartered real estate investment firm, in partnership with Sabal Investment Holdings, an investment management firm based in Irvine, California, serving institutional investors across the U.S., has announced its acquisition of four Class A warehouse industrial buildings […]

Posted By: Detroit Free Press on January 20, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. General Motors is investing $918 million in four U.S. plants for expanded V-8 engine production in light-duty full-size pickups and large SUVs as well as component parts for electric vehicles. GM made the announcement Friday at Flint Engine […]

Posted By: DBUSINESS on January 23, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Cepton Inc., a Silicon Valley provider of high performance lidar solutions with a Center of Excellence in Troy, has completed its previously announced $100 million investment from its long-term automotive Tier 1 partner and current shareholder Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. […]

Posted By: MiBiz on December 9, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   The group behind the revival of high-performance brand Buell Motorcycle Co. continues to build out its team, add sales infrastructure and invest in new product engineering and development in West Michigan. CEO Bill Melvin, who led an effort to secure […]

Posted By:  Regional Growth Partnership, Northwest Ohio.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   Church & Dwight Co., Inc., has announced that it intends to move forward with an expansion project at its facility in the village of Old Fort, Ohio, involving at least $50 million in new investment and the creation of […]

Posted By: DBUSINESS on November 10, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   The Michigan Economic Development Corp. in Lansing approved three major development projects in Flint, Lansing, and Parma representing a total capital investment of $116.5 million from the Michigan Strategic Fund. In Flint, funds will be used for the redevelopment […]

Posted By: The Detroit News on November 4, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   Ford Motor Co. this week sold its Regent Court office building in Dearborn to a local real-estate developer who is planning a mixed-use redevelopment of the property. Mike Shehadi, CEO of Farmington Hills-based pharmacy company PharmaScript, confirmed […]

Posted By: mlive on November 7, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   The pet treat division of Maryland-based Perdue Farms plans to open a production facility in Oceana County and begin operations there in October 2023. The family-owned food and agriculture company purchased a building at 168 Lincoln St. in Shelby […]

TAYLOR, MI — September 29, 2022 — Signature Associates is pleased to announce the sale of the 451,894  square foot / 29 acre two-property portfolio located at 21000-21010 and 21100-21150 Trolley Industrial Drive in Taylor, Michigan. The multi-tenant industrial properties are fully leased by eight tenants in diversified industries. Steve Gordon, Luke Timmis and Griffin […]

Posted By: The Toledo Blade on September 7, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   Toledo leaders say they hope redeveloping two of downtown’s largest and oldest buildings, the Spitzer and Nicholas, will spur additional investment in the area. Much of downtown could use such a jolt: Despite the revitalization of the […]

The 238,334 square foot investment property is located at 6501 Nevada.   DETROIT, MI — September 1, 2022 — Signature Associates is pleased to announce the sale of the 238,334 square foot industrial building located at 6501 Nevada in Detroit which is fully leased to long-term tenant, Lear Corporation. Joe Hamway and Greg Hudas of […]

Posted By: Inside Auburn Hills on August25, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Signature Associates’ Greg Hudas and Joe Hamway are proud to have been a part of this deal.   Dana Thermal Products, a subsidiary of Dana Incorporated, a global leader in thermal management technologies for the mobility industry, has announced […]

Posted By: Grand Rapids Business Journal (As seen on WZZM TV 13) on August 19, 2022.   For more information, please click here to read the source article.   Despite continued uncertainty in a turbulent market, the state of commercial real estate in West Michigan still shows some flexibility. “While there are definitely things going on that are […]

Posted By: The Oakland Press on July 11, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   For some Oakland County communities, the economic windfall promised when recreational marijuana was legalized statewide is coming true. State data shows that some are seeing big returns and officials say the investments are paying off. Take Hazel Park. […]

Most entrepreneurs need some sort of jump start to get a business off the ground. That is the purpose of JumpStart, a nonprofit venture development organization that provides technical services and capital to Toledo-area Black, Latino, Hispanic and women-owned small businesses, said Vicki McDonald, JumpStart communications manager. “It is intended to help small businesses gain […]

A privately held real estate company in Georgia recently purchased Felch Street Shopping Center in Holland Charter Township for $21 million. The 166,100-square-foot shopping center is fully leased to national and regional retailers including Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath and Beyond, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Jonathan Stevens Mattress, Party City, PetSmart, Shoe Carnival, T.J.Maxx and Ulta Beauty. […]

Signature Associates in Southfield has announced the sale of a large industrial building located at 3600 Giddings Road in Auburn Hills to a partnership between Foundation Capital Partners and Wheelock Street Capital. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Joe Hamway and Greg Hudas of Signature Associates represented the partnership in the purchase of the […]

Signature Associates is pleased to announce the sale of the 443,340 square foot industrial building located at 3600 Giddings Road in Auburn Hills to a partnership between Foundation Capital Partners, LLC and Wheelock Street Capital, LLC. Joe Hamway and Greg Hudas of Signature Associates represented the partnership in the purchase of the building and are […]

Rail passengers traveling into and out of Detroit via Amtrak could see a new train station rise in the city’s New Center area in coming years. The Biden administration has announced a $10 million grant — money not connected to the recently passed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill — to help fund the Michigan Department of Transportation’s longtime goal […]

Lansing City Council on Monday moved forward with supporting a $2.5 billion investment from General Motors Co. for a battery cell manufacturing plant near its Delta Township assembly plant. Council approved a resolution recommending the formation of a renaissance zone for the development in an application to the Michigan Strategic Fund. Granting a renaissance zone exempts persons and property […]

Amid a global pandemic that has shaken the brick-and-mortar retail industry even more, a Baltimore buyer is betting $34 million on the success of a key property across from Oakland Mall in Troy. Continental Realty Corp., a private equity fund, has purchased Oakland Center and Oakland Square at 14 Mile and John R roads totaling some 392,000 […]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration, economic developers and industry groups are pushing for the creation of a $100 million fund for industrial development on large tracts of land after Tennessee and Kentucky landed $11.4 billion in investments from Ford Motor Co. and a battery maker. The $100 million would give the Michigan Economic Development Corp. a pot of money to […]

Signature Asssociates was proud to be a part of this transaction. Wisconsin-based Mayville Engineering Co. has changed the location of a previously announced plant to Hazel Park, where it plans to invest up to $45 million and hire 390 employees. The contract manufacturer previously said it would invest $51.5 million to set up in a former A123 […]