BILLERICA, MA-Developer David Veo's proposal to build a 300-unit low-income apartment complex here is meeting with fierce opposition from local residents. Veo had originally wanted to build an office park on this 10-acre parcel.

ORLANDO-At 3 a.m. the City Council of Clermont, FL voted 3-2 to give the green light to the Minneapolis, MN-based retailer to build an estimated $23-million, 186,500-sf superstore here.

CHICAGO-The office supplies retailer also will close stores in Monroe, MI and Benton Harbor, MI. They are among 50 underperforming stores being closed within the next 90 days.

MINNEAPOLIS-With the first collaboration in a