NEW YORK CITY-Actually it wasn't so much a ribbon cutting as a picture moving. Councilman Fisher opened the facility yesterday, March 28, by moving a historic image of the factory, revealing the rehabilitated structure.

NAPLES, FL-The parent of Marine National Bank, a full-service institution specializing in commercial lending, takes the action to reduce regulatory costs and refocus as a private bank holding company. Naples is 102 miles west of Miami.

CHARLOTTE-Development areas where newcomers are drawn include fast-growing Interstates 40 and 85. Urban and suburban growth emerges. Beachfront is also popular.

BLOOMINGTON, MN-Duke-Weeks signs the B2B agribusiness firm to an anchor lease for 30,859 sf. It will occupy the top floor of the seven-story, 212,000-sf building at Hwy. 100 and Interstate 494.