DENVER-The banking business is thriving in Denver, where three major banks have 12 branch offices on the drawing boards for suburban expansions. Wells Fargo & Co. has its sights on nine new offices for the region.

LOS ANGELES-Construction of new apartments and single-family homes eased 1% in November from a year ago, a new state report says, virtually assuring that starts this year will fall short of analysts' expectations.

LANCASTER COUNTY, SC-Crosland Group of Charlotte plans to break ground next year on 521 Corporate Center, a $70 million, 700,000-sf venture that expects to generate 2,500 new jobs to this manufacturing-dominant area 90 miles south of Downtown Charlotte. The park will occupy 67 acres along U.S. 521, abutting the North Carolina-South Carolina border.

ATLANTA-Canton, GA, 35 miles northwest of Downtown in one of metro Atlanta's fast-growing northern counties, is telling developers to discuss their projects with civic and homeowner groups first before applying for development permits.