PHILADELPHIA-The City Council is debating changes in the industrial zoning in the Southwest section of the city to stem the tide of new automobile repair shops and salvage yards in the area.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ-The developer of the American Dream project Triple Five saw its controversial retail and entertainment project move one step closer to approvals Tuesday evening as the East Rutherford Borough Council voted to approve major financial terms for the development.

NEW YORK-In a growing line of executives that have chosen to exit stage left, David Tweedy, the chief of capital planning at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, announced Monday he will leave the transportation agency.

NEW YORK CITY-The outgoing Bloomberg administration is attempting to create a $100 million fund that would invest in life science companies here.

ATLANTA-AMLI Residential has acquired the site that at one time was to be home to Trump Towers Atlanta for $7 million.

PHOENIX-MIG Real Estate, which is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, has acquired the Arcadia Gateway Center office building here.

SPRINGFIELD, IL-Bills that would have granted attractive incentive packages for Archer Daniels Midland, Office Depot and Univar to keep operations in the state stalled in the House on Tuesday.

MIAMI-A federal civil court jury here has awarded locally-based homebuilder Lennar Corp. $1 billion in damages against California developer Nicolas Marsch III and Briarwood Capital for defamation and conspiracy to extort funds.