ORLANDO-Construction of the five-story, $18 million spec office project starts Oct. 1 at CenterPointe on the Park, a 55-acre, mixed-use development in Altamonte Springs, an Orlando suburb. But the $45 million, 11-story hotel/health complex seeks a joint venture development partner and a hotel operator to join the Emerson team before turning dirt.

CHARLOTTE-A German chemical company is combing the Charlotte area to find a site for a $20 million plant that would employ about 100 people.

FT. WORTH-You won't find a mechanic at the "giggo garage," but you will find giggo.com's 80-member high-tech staff enjoying new surroundings - a 30,000-sf national operations site in the recently completed 48,000-sf Alliance Gateway 20 building in Ft. Worth. The new office surroundings include an indoor basketball court and Foosball table to mimic Silicon Valley's hyped informal work culture