Development update: who's building and who's not: The Bellingham Business Journal follows up with developers to find out which projects broke ground and which plans broke down.

In the development and construction world, you can sometimes judge the state of the industry by looking at the crane index--an unofficial count of how many cranes there are around the city. Last year, at times, there was hardly a single one.

But 2010 is looking better. Hard hats and dump trucks are once again becoming regular sights in Bellingham.

Here at The Bellingham Business Journal, we often write about proposed developments months, sometimes years before they actually break ground. Some of these projects have moved forward and others are nowhere to be seen.

Listed below are some of the more prominent projects we've reported on over the past couple of years with a quick update on their status to date.

St. Paul's Academy

Address: 1509 E. Victor St.

Developer: St. Paul's Academy

Plans: New middle school and high school

Status: Under construction

Update: After years of planning, construction of the $114 million …