"Because of current economic conditions we've been unable tomake a decision on where we'll be going with the building," JeanneForbis, an Intel spokeswoman, says. "Right now it just remains onhold and we're still evaluating all options."

Earlier this year, Intel had said it would decide what to dowith the skeletal structure before the end of the year.Construction of the 400,000-sf building began in September and wasto have delivered this fall. The company halted work in February tothe consternation of many Austinites. The building was to houseIntel's Austin operations, including a chip design center.

Earlier in December, Intel said its fourth-quarter sales trendedtoward the high end of its previously given forecasted range of$6.2 billion to $6.8 billion and could exceed the higher figure.That, however, isn't enough to warrant a decision. "Until economicconditions dictate it's difficult for us to make a decision,"Forbis says.