One of the most notable things about holiday planning [in 2005] is it wasn't the frenzied land grab. Retailers started looking at inventory in January and refined their programs throughout the year.

I'm very optimistic about the success of the holiday season. Retailers in early 2006 will realize they have to make the same brand commitment online as in stores.

The basic result that is expected to come out of the place based process is land use planning.

In retrospect, basing (subdivision review) on lot size was not a very good idea. You shouldn't base land use planning on that. Now you have 20-acre tracts all over the place.

Some Indian companies are planning to acquire large agricultural tracts of land and convince farmers to shift from growing cash crops -- wheat, rice, maize -- to more profitable fruits and vegetables that can be exported to destinations such as Europe.

We decided we liked the land planning and the apartments and shopping center and a little bit of industrial development.