HOUSTON-HyperDynamics is up and running with a 15,000-sf Integrated Technology Center. Everything that's needed for a mission-critical operation has been incorporated into the design.

DALLAS-Texas has all the right genes for weathering a nationwide recession, say regional executives. Job growth is slowing somewhat statewide, but it's still far ahead of the rest of the Union. The state's diversification is the key to continued growth.

MINNEAPOLIS-The revisions clarify and give the city more review authority over paint color and landscaping. Buildings do not need be of a certain age to achieve historic status.

CHICAGO-Which is bad news for those locales that boasted only a few months ago that they were the centers of the tech universe. In downturns, it's nice to have eggs in a number of baskets.