ORLANDO-Despite impassioned pleas from environmentalists, Gov. Jeb Bush and his six-member Cabinet voted 5-2 Tuesday to give Orlando landowners Willoughby T. Cox and Karick and Stephen Price another five years to develop the 1,433-acre planned unit development in an environmentally sensitive site in rural Lake County.

ORLANDO-After peaking in 1999, new product in all major metro areas in Central Florida are down by at least 50% from two years ago, two new analyses show. But the numbers only go to Sept. 1 and don't include new layoffs, a weakening economy and the effects on construction of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the anthrax scare.

PHOENIX-It's undoubtedly the region's healthiest this year, judging from construction and acquisitions. The muscle flexing continues with TN-based Iasis Healthcare spending $55 million for hospitals in Phoenix and Tempe.