EAST GRAND FORKS, MN-The 65-unit publicly-owned multifamily rental building for senior citizens had to be rebuilt after flooding in 1997. A 2001 program provided relief to cities affected by the floods.

MINNEAPOLIS-About half of the store's selections will be tailored to the Downtown, following the Ann Arbor, MI-base book and music stores chain's strategy of localizing its outlets.

MINNEAPOLIS-The Minneapolis Community Development Agency will provide more than $4 million in aid to the project, which includes a four-story building that will house the MacPhail Center for the Arts.

MINNEAPOLIS-The first Avanza store has opened in Denver, but the Minneapolis-based food retailer and distributor plans to expand to meet a fast-growing market of 35 million US citizens.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA-The Alliant Energy subsidiary looked at other developers before picking itself to build the 500-megawatt facility, part of a $1-billion expansion plan. A site and financing are still to be set.

FAIRWAY, KS-Madison Liquidity Investors 117, LLC will own about 10.45% of 23 Marriott Residence Inn properties in 16 states. The seller's s search for a buyer suffered a setback from the Sept. 11 attacks.

WAHPETON, ND-The Oakdale, MN-based company embarks on a $9.4-million project at the plant where it makes 3.5-inch floppy diskettes at the facility. Grants are being used in addition to a $7.1-million loan.

ST. PAUL, MN-The development would add 200,000 sf of commercial space and 50 units of senior housing on the southeast corner at University Avenue and Dale Street, require the teardown of the existing Unidale Mall.