FOLSOM, CA-Pier 1 Imports and The Men's Warehouse both signed five-year leases at the developing mall here, on the eastern edge of the Sacramento megalopolis. The stores will open early next year, just as construction on the plaza is completed.

NOVI, MI-Crosswinds president one of 20 U.S. residents appointed by President Clinton to U.S.-Israel community development board.

KANSAS CITY, MO - Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to expand with five free-form glass buildings

SALEM, OR-The 30-year-old mall is repositioning itself with a $10-million renovation that is attracting several national retailers, including Old Navy, Best Buy, T.G.I. Friday's, Starbucks and Anchor Blue. Sears, the anchor department store, is also planning an expansion.