AUSTIN-One of the area's best-known resorts, the Lakeway Inn, is putting finishing touches to a two-year, $20 million expansion, including three new meeting room and six breakout rooms totaling 20,000 sf. The project has been two years in the making

HOUSTON-The nation's largest thrift is acquiring Bank United Corp., the largest publicly traded banking organization in Texas. Washington Mutual Inc. will pay about $1.5 billion for the 155-branch operation, pending federal regulatory approval.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-South Florida's building boom may bear part of the blame for an increase in fatal accidents at area construction sites as heavy demand for personnel and a tight labor market impact worker training.

PORTLAND- However, the board has authorized exploration of other options, including the sale of selected non-strategic assets and the conversion of the company to a real estate investment trust (REIT).