• Fired Up Seals Four-Store UAE Franchise Pact

    AUSTIN-Fired Up has struck a franchise deal with a major player in the United Arab Emirate. Four UAE eateries will be opened under the pact, which had been signed on the eve of today's Johnny Carino's Nile City riverboat opening in Cairo.

  • City's Premier Forecaster Revisiting 2001 Predictions

    AUSTIN-Angelos Angelou will start reviewing data to see if a revision is in order for his popular annual forecast. The city's economy is still growing, the jobs are still coming, but market changes could alter his 2001 outlook.

  • Golf Courses Need May Be Slowing in Michigan

    DETROIT-The state is seen as a leader in course development as well as the number of golfers. But golf courses may be getting overbuilt, says an expert, with the number of golfers leveling off.

  • Airport Garage Closed to Deter Early Morning Flights

    WHITE PLAINS-Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano has signed a bill into law that is geared to discourage travelers from taking early morning flights out of Westchester County Airport.

  • Prentiss and Brandywine Exchange Assets

    VIENNA, VA-In an asset exchange, Prentiss Properties now owns six northern Virginia office buildings that had belonged to Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine took ownership of Prentiss' properties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

  • Office Market Hit, but Still Standing

    PHOENIX-The struggling national economy placed enough doubt in the minds of office lessors during the first quarter that there was negative net absorption of space and the vacancy rate rose by one percentage point, according to a new survey.

  • Flood Waters Challenge $160-Mil Project

    ST. PAUL, MN-Dallas-based Centex expected to unveil its strategy to handle a 500-year flood this week. Construction of 580 housing units and 23,000 sf commercial space is on hold after the Mississippi River crested at 23 feet.

  • Fired Up Seals Four-Store UAE Franchise Pact

    AUSTIN-Fired Up has struck a franchise deal with a major player in the United Arab Emirate. Four UAE eateries will be opened under the pact, which had been signed on the eve of today's Johnny Carino's Nile City riverboat opening in Cairo.

  • Air Rights Issue Impacts Project

    BOSTON-One of the first projects planned above the Massachusetts Turnpike Extension is running into trouble as local groups insist that the pair of buildings is too large. The development includes a 25-story building with 394 parking spaces and a 33-story building with 331 parking spaces.

  • Architectural, Engineering Firms Add Staff

    KANSAS CITY-CDFM2 Architects of Overland Park, KS adds three new associates while the Black & Veatch engineering firm hires a new director for its global advanced technology team.