▁economy ▁began ▁an ▁economic ▁recovery ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Real ▁estate ▁and ▁corpor ate ▁location ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁met ro ▁area ▁economy , ▁Michigan ▁was ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁in ▁new ▁corpor ate ▁facilities ▁and ▁exp ans ions . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Michigan ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁state ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁mark ▁for ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁major ▁new ▁develop ments . ▁Among ▁met ro ▁areas ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁million ▁people , ▁Metro ▁Detroit ▁was ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁for ▁new ▁corpor ate ▁facilities ▁and ▁exp ans ions . ▁Metro ▁Detroit ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁largest ▁office ▁mark ets ▁with ▁. ▁Major ▁inter - connected ▁office ▁complex es ▁include ▁the ▁ ▁Renaissance ▁Center , ▁the ▁▁ ▁South field ▁Town ▁Center , ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁Cad illa c ▁Place ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁ ▁Fish er ▁Building ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁New ▁Center ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁met ro ▁area ' s ▁res ili ence ▁has ▁kept ▁the ▁state ' s ▁economy ▁growing ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁difficulties . ▁From ▁the ▁third ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Metro ▁Detroit ' s ▁resident ial ▁res ale ▁housing ▁market ▁strugg led , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁resident ial ▁real