Whole Foods expansion on; Wild Oats project continues

BOULDER – Wild Oats and Whole Foods, the two natural foods giants that announced their merger two weeks ago, are each moving ahead with separate expansions in Boulder that were planned months and years before their pending merger.

Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market, which is spending $565 million on its rival, is in the process of more than doubling its space at Crossroad Commons.

“We’re operating business completely as if nothing had happened,´ said Cathy Cochran-Lewis, a spokeswoman for Whole Foods. “Nothing has been put on hold. Nothing has changed or altered or stopped at all.”

Regency Centers, the Jacksonville, Fla.-based shopping center…