ST. PAUL, MN-Two bills supporting a $350-million Twins ballpark here passes a committee, while a $500-million Vikings-Gophers plan loses its first test in the House. The threat of Major League Baseball contraction appears to be helping the Twins' ballpark bid.

AUBURN HILLS, MI-Grubb & Ellis' Southfield, MI office wins the assignment to sell the Simplified Employment Services building in the Oakland Technology Park. The price of the two-story building has been reduced to $7 million.

LAS VEGAS-Radisson Hotels & Resorts levels the playing field between franchiser and franchisee by eliminating monetary penalties for canceled pacts. The upfront cost will be more, but Radisson's betting the change will keep people in the system.

DALLAS-American Realty, Transcontinental Realty and Income Opportunity Realty are on their way to being one. An October 2001 settlement plan of a drawn-out lawsuit gets court approval a week after corporate chieftains are acquitted of securities fraud.