ULSTER, NY-New York Governor George E. Pataki and officials with UnitedHealth Group announce that the company will invest a grand total of $22.9 million, creating 1,322 new jobs and acquiring a more than 50% increase in space.

SUNOL, CA-Save our Sunol filed suit against the city and county of San Francisco, the legal owner of the site on which Mission Valley Rock Co. proposes to build the mining operation.

ATLANTA-The manufacturer of Venetian blind parts is taking 77,550 sf for five years at the 708,836-sf Peachtree North industrial park. The estimated value of the transaction is $2.7 million.

BOCA RATON, FL-The 99-year-old Seattle-based retailer plans to open a second outlet next year in the nearby Mall at Wellington Green, a West Palm Beach suburb, followed by stores in Coral Gables, Orlando, and Tampa.