ORLANDO-Osceola County commissioners have ended a controversial development issue by approving 500 additional rooms for a total 1,539 rooms in the 10-year-old, northern Osceola County town Disney built 10 years ago, 20 miles south of Downtown Orlando.

BALTIMORE, MD-Construction of the National Aquarium of Baltimore's $61.8-million expansion begins with an official groundbreaking ceremony at the 21-year-old Inner Harbor facility. The 12-story, 65,000-sf glass addition is expected to be open to the public in the spring of 2005.

LAS VEGAS, NV-A new report from Hendricks & Partners says the market has recuperated somewhat when compared to earlier this year, but vacancy levels and rent increases are still below last year's performance.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL-Dr. Salomon Dayan, Lawndale Capital Management, LLC president Andrew E. Shapiro and financial derivatives trader Kenneth M. Fell form a search committee seeking a replacement for Arlington Hospitality, Inc. president and chief executive officer Michael P. Holtz.