SEATTLE-The clatter of jackhammers breaking ground on new office projects around Puget Sound is a rarity in these economic slump. But developers--knowing what goes down must someday come up--are making more than 23 million sf of plans.

DES PLAINES, IL-Dominick's is talking about building a 42,000-sf grocery store in this suburb's Downtown, but aldermen won't allow a service station there. A concept plan includes another 60,000 sf of retail space and 50 townhouses.

MINNEAPOLIS-The Southern Italian restaurant chain says its fourth quarter revenues were up 21%, while its fourth-quarter income was down 22%. Openings this month were in Honolulu, Denver and Detroit.

ORLANDO-Two once high-flying, high-speed Internet service providers for large office buildings are at end of their electronic Super Highway. In U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Cavu's core assets, developed for $74 million in 1999, were sold for $250,000 to Northwest Broadband of Yakima, WA.