ORLANDO-Bank of America Corp.'s local operations are growing. So are MeshNetworks Inc. of suburban Maitland and AirNet Communications Corp. of Melbourne, FL, 50 miles southeast of Downtown. All are figuring out new space needs for next year.

SOUTHFIELD - Switch and Data Facilities of Tampa is a building new facility to handle data switching for the metro Detroit.

ORLANDO-The selection of this 100,000-hotel room tourist mecca over neighboring Tampa, FL and Lakeland, FL is a foregone conclusion and could be unanimous, say academic insiders. An estimated $1 billion in new commercial development hinges on the outcome.

ORLANDO-Friday is Decision Day for the 13-member Florida Board of Regents to select one of three cities for Florida A&M University's 120,000-sf College of Law building. Orlando, Tampa, FL and Lakeland, FL are the finalists. Daytona Beach has dropped out. The law school will be part of a $1 billion commercial redevelopment program planned for Downtown.