The Michigan Supreme Court upheld a Court of Appeals ruling that ruling that the state could consider a lower offer for a piece of property because the proposal would create highly skilled jobs and foster technological research and development. This apparently clears the way for Toyota to build a $150-million research center on 690 acres of state land near Ann Arbor expected to bring 400 jobs.

Also see Toyota land: Court's volte-face is strange twist on dubious land precedent in the Lansing State Journal

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