MINNEAPOLIS-The project will also add a $34-million planetarium, retail space and multifamily housing on the current site and adjacent block. Cesar Pelli & Associates also designed Wells Fargo Center.

REDMOND, WA-An old hand at handling master-planned communities, former Weyerhaeuser manager Jim Nyberg now heads development of the 7,400-acre MountainStar year-round resort located an hour east of Seattle near Roslyn, WA.

ORLANDO-Historic Creations of Orlando Inc., which owns an estimated $5 million of developed Downtown real estate, plans to build its largest project to date, a 20-story, 288-unit community with 10,000 sf of ground-floor office and retail. Estimated cost: $30 million.

SAN FRANCISCO-The Port Commission can expedite planning and construction on its cruise ship terminal and office complex at San Francisco's Pier 30-32 with a new bill signed by Gov. Gray Davis.