RICHFIELD, MN-The new childcare center at the 1.5-million sf campus under construction will be Plymouth, MN-based New Horizon Child Care's flagship Minnesota location. It will have room for 250 children.

ST. PAUL, MN-The deal will add 320 stores to the Alabama video rental chain's network of 1,410 stores. Video Update was once No. 3 in the industry before an ill-fated purchase of Moovies.

BOSTON-Wildly popular theme restaurant chain Buca di Beppo owner Buca Inc. plans to grow the acquired

ST. PAUL, MN-Home Depot is also looking for a site in St. Paul, and may reconsider using another portion of the Lexington and University avenues site.

BURNSVILLE, MN-The $10-million, 19,500-seat project would have and 11 p.m. curfew and meet state sound statutes if a Metropolitan Council committee has its way. Crowds also would be capped at 20,000.

ST. PAUL, MN-A rocky economy, a convention center' financial woes and a looming state budget deficit make it a tough time to ask the Minnesota Legislature for $70 million.

MORRIS, MN-U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray and two others form an organization to develop and build ethanol plants. The industry's production is expected to skyrocket to nearly 3.5 billion gallons a year.

ST. PAUL, MN-The 144-unit former Ramada Inn is owned and managed by Starbound St. Paul Hotel. Proximity to the Xcel Center and 3M Co.'s world headquarters made the property attractive to the Vancouver, WA-based chain.