FAIRMONT, MN-Construction on the new facility is expected to start in the spring of 2002, and it will be ready handle 110,000 bushels of soybeans per day in time for the harvest of 2003.

LOS ANGELES-Opening arguments are expected this week in a lawsuit that claims Indian-owned casinos have an unfair advantage over competitors. The eventual ruling could either fuel the state's casino-building boom or kill it.

LONDON-Soon after opening its first store in the country, the UK sports retailer has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle to advise on its expansion in the Dutch market.

SAN DIEGO-Mired in the throes of liquidation, Burnham Pacific Properties Inc. says its revenues have dropped for the third quarter ended Sept. 30.