HOUSTON-The Houston Hispanic Forum has plans for a 1925 historic structure that once housed the Houston Light Guard. City council is considering a 30-year, $1 lease so the building can be put to good use.

LIVONIA, MI - Dot-com loan company to build new facility for its customer web center.

BEND, OR-The improvements to the existing mall will begin early next year along with the parking, landscaping and utility work for the eight-acre expansion. After that, work on three new retail pads will begin.

LOS ANGELES-The Long Beach City Council has issued a notice to Ohio-based Developers Diversified, saying approval for massive Queensway Bay mixed-use development may be yanked if financing can't be found soon. The builder blames problems on theater bankruptcies.