CHICAGO-ATA's 200,000-sf training facility at 4700 W. 72nd St. began to look iffy in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but the Indianapolis-based airline is not canceling plans. The city is providing a $24-million tax increment financing subsidy.

STANTON, CA-The company, Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd., plans to open its first North American location in Stanton by the end of this summer. The new shop is rising at the site of a former movie theater, which is being revamped as part of a $4.5-million reconstruction project.

ORLANDO-Local brokerages are ignoring an almost-abandoned niche that could generate new business for them and the community, George D. Livingston, president, Central Florida chapter, National Association of Office and Industrial Properties, tells GlobeSt.com.

SPOKANE, WA-A couple of key industries have been hit by recession here, but the president of Spokane's Economic Development Council can rattle off nearly $1 billion in recent development and says another $17 million worth is underway at Spokane International Airport to keep up with the new demand.