ST. PAUL, MN-The $160-million project is underway as Dallas-based Centex begins ambitious site preparation. The project includes from 580 to 600 units of housing and 23,000 sf of commercial space.

AUSTIN-The city is getting ready to mail an application for a federal empowerment zone to HUD. If selected, Austin can attach as many as 10 tax incentives to businesses for the East Side. The application is the handiwork of three area chambers of commerce.

CARLSBAD, CA-Construction of the $20 million Genesis Office Park is about to wrap up. The 102,000-sf office complex is located within the Carlsbad Research Center.

GREELEY, CO-Hensel Phelps Construction Co. gets an 11-year, $758-million contract to renovate most of the Pentagon. A $145-million contract to rebuild a portion damaged in last week's terrorist attack goes to a British company.