California is setting its own standard for sustainable building practices. So is the rest of the country.

HAYWARD, CA-The company has received $465 million to try to keep open the 176 locations in seven states.

HAYWARD, CA-The company has received $465 million to try to keep open the 176 locations in seven states.

PLANO, TX-A Metromedia subsidiary closed all 300 company-owned restaurants across the nation, though franchise-owned still operate, as well as Ponderosa and Bonanza.

But parent A&P's own shaky economics could make the entire situation moot, observers say.

Everything old is new again when sustainable installations are applied to historic buildings.

ST. LOUIS-The retailer is opening four North American stores in 2009, down from 20 new ones this year.

DENVER-The Mexican-restaurant chain is opening between 130 and 140 new units this year despite the drag in the economy.