PRAIRIE ISLAND, MN-The Prairie Island Indian Community sits about 600 yards from Xcel Energy's temporary nuclear waste storage site, the closest any community is in the US. The community owns and manages the Treasure Island Casino.

COLUMBUS, MS-The Tennessese Valley Authority's $25 million, two-acre complex is designed to store up to 120 megawatt-hours of energy and will be capable of providing power to 7,500 homes for up to 10 hours. Completion is scheduled for 2003. Sixty jobs will be created.

GRESHAM, OR-American Honda is up and running this week in its new "green" building here. The 212,888 sq. ft. warehouse, training center and zone office was designed and constructed with recycled, recyclable and sustainable building materials.

HOUSTON-Owners of five flex properties secure an aggregate $20.4 million in financing packages arranged with the Lutheran Brotherhood and Sun Life Assurance of Canada. Horsham, PA-based GMAC Commercial's Houston office structure the packages.