EAGAN, MN-Gift of Mary founder Mary Jo Copeland signs an agreement to buy 26 acres on Lone Oak road and state Hwy. 55. Six other suburbs have told her to look elsewhere.

MINNEAPOLIS-Artwork by Maya Lin, best known for her design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., graces the 1.3-million client services center where about 3,600 employees are in moving in.

MINNEAPOLIS-The decision adds fuel to a preservationist movement that might affect plans for a $93-million expansion at the Walker Art Center. Designation will not necessarily save the 29-year-old building.

SAN DIEGO-The Pacific Beach hotel will get a $3 million expansion and renovation. About 21,600 sf of the hotel overlooking the ocean will undergo reconstruction. The work will include renovation of the lobby and the addition of two buildings, which will house 28 rooms.