Ann Arbor companies finding business in Detroit to be lucrative

Ann Arbor companies are increasingly establishing a Detroit presence to take advantage of growing business opportunities.

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Ann Arbor-based Beal Construction has been seeking city work for years. It has an office in an historic office building downtown, and after being a tenant there, purchased the eight-story structure in early September through its property affiliate.

Beal has worked on more than 20 projects totaling more than $20 million in the last decade in the city, and hopes to start a $30 million renovation of the 34-story Broderick Tower in 2008.

Though the company maintains an Ann Arbor headquarters, its growth in Detroit is significant.

"We have established a real presence there," said Fred Beal, president of Beal Construction.

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