DENVER-Construction projects will total $9.05 billion next year, down from the $10.75 billion this year, the lowest level since 1996. Meanwhile, construction employment will drop 6.1%, according to the 37th Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum.

ORLANDO-Aoki Corp., one of the top 10 general contractors in Japan and a hotel builder in Orlando, is restructuring and considering shedding its timeshare companies after filing for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo in November. The 400-unit Lake Buena Vista, FL resort near Walt Disney World, however, is still in business.

JERSEY CITY-The inter-dealer broker, displaced by the tragedy of September 11, was lured in part by an incentives package said to top $8 million, but the deal raises some legal issues.

JENSEN BEACH, FL- The Fourth District Court of Appeal has refused to label a forced apartment demolition action as one of great public importance. The ruling means there is no guarantee that the Florida Supreme Court will accept the plea from developer Thomas Thompson.