SAN JOSE, CA-Although city council approved the proposed campus in Coyote Valley, nearby cities and area environmental groups are readying for a protracted fight over a project they say is poised to wreak havoc.

MUKILTEO, WA-Seattle-based TRF Pacific is interested in developing 12 acres of land at Paine Field into a grocery store, bank, restaurant, coffee shop and gas station. The Snohomish County Council is expected to vote on the lease Nov. 22.

MINNEAPOLIS- Urban planners see downtown condos as a way to fight sprawl and traffic snarls. Permits to build multi-family housing in the Twin Cities have soared to 1,038 last year, up from just 60 ten years ago.