ORLANDO-For the second time in three years, the locally based celebrity-themed restaurant chain is emerging from Chapter 11. The company once owned or controlled an estimated 2.4 million sf of retail around the world but that has now dwindled to around 900,000 sf.

OAKLAND-City officials say that even if the A's decide that they want to move forward on the uptown site, the exclusive negotiating agreement does not preclude the team from going to Forest City Residential West, the company the city is now exclusively working with, and trying to work a plan with them.

OAKLAND-A proposed exclusive agreement between the Oakland City Council and Forest City Residential West would restrict city officials from discussing development plans with any other party, including the Oakland Athletics, on the proposed uptown site.

AUSTIN-F.W. Dodge pegs the region's commercial construction value at $101.6 million in February, up from $61.8 million in February 2001. While it looks good, the two-month total is down by nearly $40 million in the yearly comparisons.