MINNEAPOLIS-The latest lease, for 7,500 sf, bring occupancy of Hines' new 690,000-sf building to 80%. Nick & Tony's Italian Chophouse will occupy the building's ground floor.

TOPEKA, KS-Even after the cutbacks, the 4,974-store retailer expects to have a net increase of 75 to 80 stores this year. Cost of the closings, including lease terminations, are estimated at $70 million.

ROSEVILLE, MN-The business intelligence and online analytical processing firm now leases 3,000 sf at a Lutheran Brotherhood building at 2780 Snelling Ave. North, tripling its office space in little more than a year.

SANDSTONE, MN-The project will add a new powerhouse, new storage and maintenance building, as well as a new 512-bed housing unit at the federal prison.

MINNEAPOLIS-Two of the four projects would become sites of affordable housing projects. Another could yield a mixed-used development if the Environmental Protection Agency comes through with the grant.

ST. PAUL, MN-The $350 million to $375 million stadium for the Minnesota Twins would be built by a combination of food, beverage and ticket taxes, and would likely be built in one of three Downtown sites or a site on Lexington Parkway and University Avenue.

SANDSTONE, MN-The project will add a new powerhouse, new storage and maintenance building, as well as a new 512-bed housing unit at the federal prison.

MINNEAPOLIS-Two of the four projects would become sites of affordable housing projects. Another could yield a mixed-used development if the Environmental Protection Agency comes through with the grant.