SYRACUSE, NY-State officials announced on Monday that it will provide $20 million in funding to support the $35-million first phase of a new biotech center to be built near the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry here.

DENVER-The multifamily rental project being built on nine acres at Lowry Boulevard and Alton Way will offer a mixture of two-, three- and four-bedroom units for low-income families, formerly homeless families, and families who are at risk of becoming homeless.

PHOENIX-La Pour Partners of Las Vegas puts up enough money to sway the deal for 30 acres of desert land. But, it's not just any desert land; it's now part of a hot residential and commercial corridor in northwest Phoenix.

SAN FRANCISCO-Mayor Willie Brown sent the names of four would-be planning commissioners to the Board of Supervisors yesterday. Brown yanked his first list from consideration a few months back, leaving the commission without a quorum.