WASHINGTON, DC-Some of the PPIP profit delivered for Q1 2011 is just paper, Linus Wilson, a professor of finance at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, tells GlobeSt.com.

WASHINGTON, DC-The 213,674-square foot contract Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is inking with Tishman Speyer is the largest private sector lease this year.

ARLINGTON, VA-Data centers, apartment buildings and manufacturing operations are where the action is now, Associated General Contractors of America’s Simonson tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

BETHESDA, MD-Why not? The company just secured a $100-million loan on a hotel and raised about $149.6 million earlier this year.

WASHINGTON, DC-Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck PC signs a 10-year lease at 607 14th St., NW.

GAITHERSBURG, MD-The whispered asking price of $130 million takes into account the commercial zoning that is accompanying the 747 existing units.

ROCKVILLE, MD-Skanska has always pursued government contracts aggressively but lately it is noticing a surge in demand from the private sector, says project director Dave Coleman.

ARLINGTON, VA-One of the only empty buildings in this submarket, 1320 North Courthouse is garnering an excellent response from bidders, says C&W’s Susan Carras.