REGION

REGION
Condominium projectgets under way
CHAMPION -- Builders broke ground this week on Villas on the Green, a condominium development on an 11-acre site at 4891 Clovercrest Drive in Champion and overlooking Cranberry Hills Golf Course. Land Development Co. of Ohio, based in Mineral Ridge, and Majestic Homes LLC, based in Girard, are the developers. The project will feature 24, two-unit buildings.
NATION
Lawsuit aims to blockEchoStar-Hughes deal
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday to block a $22.6 billion merger between EchoStar Communications Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp. that would have created the nation's largest pay-television service. The department said the merger would eliminate competition between the two largest satellite television companies and harm consumers across the country.
Report: Toyota pickedSan Antonio for plant
TOKYO -- A Japanese business newspaper reported today that Toyota Motor Corp. has chosen San Antonio for the site of its next North American plant, but the company denied a decision had been made.
The top Japanese automaker is considering another plant in North America to expand its highly profitable business in the region.
From Vindicator staff and wire reports