SYRACUSE, NY-The company is opening a total of 16 to 20 new units of its Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana restaurants this year, a 10% annual boost.

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL-The company has three developments and five renovations underway.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA-Q2 same-store sales fall 0.1% at Guitar Center and 1% at the Music & Arts chain.

GREENSBORO, NC-The REIT's Q2 FFO rises 12.1%, reaching $22.1 million.

MINNEAPOLIS-The coffee chain is opening units in new markets, even as it closes underperforming stores.

HEATHROW, FL-The stores open as part of the company's international expansion plans which include this year new stores in Canada and Central America.

HOUSTON-The developer might move its development pipeline north of its traditional sites in the South and West.

DELRAY BEACH, FL-New-store openings this year are cut from 150 to 125 for 2007 and from 200 to 150 for 2008.