Development

ORLANDO-Five days after a 40,000-sf store mysteriously burned to the ground in south Orlando, fire department investigators continue to probe and analyze the debris for clues that may show the pre-dawn blaze was purposely set.

BRANCHBURG, NJ-Branchburg II, targeting office/warehouse and high-tech users, will be the second facility at Murray Corporate Center in this Somerset County community.

CRYSTAL LAKE,IL-In addition to a federal suit involving plans in Hoffman Estates, homeowners near a site in this far northwest suburb object to plans for a 24-hour, 195,714-sf store, and the zoning board recommends denial.

SALEM, OR-The names of the companies and the extent of their plans are being held close to the vest at this time, but one would manufacture sports equipment in the Portland area and the other wants to produce printer components in Salem. Both would be built next year.

ANN ARBOR, MI-University of Michigan students will benefit from both complexes, which will have residential space at one and research facilities at the other. Students will work with residents, studying the effects of aging.

OAKLAND, CA-Developers and building owners who choose to take advantage of Oakland's free energy consulting service are finding that it is well worth the effort. One developer has cut costs by $1.5 million.

MINNEAPOLIS-The $2.7-billion expansion was to include a new north-south runway by 2010. The carrier that accounts for the majority of flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is cutting 20% of its routes, however.

TACOMA, WA-City officials are inching closer to negotiating a purchase and sale agreement for a new hotel on the Greater Tacoma Convention Center site.