WAR’S END: Still, hopes rise for a...

WAR’S END: Still, hopes rise for a pickup in the local economy. . . . Citation Builders in Tustin, which saw business drop when Iraq rolled into Kuwait in August, witnessed gains when the air war started in January. . . . Company President Anthony Allen now says a cease-fire is “good for consumers’ attitude,” since many who looked at new houses said they’d wait to buy until the war was over.