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Chick-fil-A to open downtown Detroit location Chick-fil-A is opening a downtown Detroit location. The popular Atlanta-based chicken sandwich chain is taking space in the Dan Gilbert-owned First National Building high-rise, where Shake Shack, Central Kitchen + Bar, Roasting Plant and other businesses are located. It is also around where a new Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is…

Big Boy plans to build ‘flagship’ restaurant on Pasquale’s site in Royal Oak Big Boy Restaurant Group LLC confirmed Thursday that it plans to go ahead with building a new location on the site of the former Pasquale’s Restaurant property in Royal Oak. Major demolition on the building at 31555 Woodward Ave. north of 13…

One of Detroit’s most recognizable high-rises goes up for sale — whales included Two of the most prominent buildings owned by the late Detroit developer Michael Higgins — one perhaps best-known for a mural featuring whales — have gone up for sale. Toronto-based brokerage Colliers International inc., which has a downtown Royal Oak office, has…

GM supplier plans new factory, 390 jobs in Macomb County Spanish automotive supplier Gestamp is planning to build a 460,000-square-foot plant in Macomb County that would employ 390 workers and feed parts to General Motors Co.’s Orion Assembly factory. The company, whose North American headquarters is in Troy, would occupy the build-to-suit development on a…