ST. PAUL - Statewide retailers association now calls itself Minnesota Retailers Association to reflect new economy.

MINNEAPOLIS - Dominium buys 288 affordable housing units in Mankato-St. Peter, MN, area with help from state agency; plans extensive renovations.

BURNSVILLE, MN - Realife plans to open four senior housing cooperative projects next year, three in the Twin Cities and one in Eau Claire, WI.

ST. PAUL - Construction will start next month on a $50 to $60-million, 300-unit mixed-use, multi-housing project in the north quadrant area of downtown St. Paul, including downtown's first new owner-occupied housing in 15 years.

GOLDEN VALLEY, MN - Once Upon a Child has opened a store in suburban Osaka, and plans for at least 100 more.

MINNEAPOLIS - Madison Marquette says it won the management and leasing contract for Longwood Village, a retail and office center in the Orlando area.

ST. PAUL - Zeller Realty Corp., which recently bought the World Trade Center in St. Paul, unveils its new management team for the building.

ST. PAUL - Glaser Financial Group recently financed and assumed mortgage loan servicing duties for projects in Minnesota, Texas, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Arkansas, totalling over $100 million.