KANSAS CITY, MO-The General Services Administration has sent out request for lease proposals to office building owners in downtown Kansas City for space that will house about 1,000 federal agency workers.

TRENTON, NJ-The state of New Jersey added 3,300 jobs during the month of April, which pushed the unemployment rate in the Garden State below 9%.

WATERSOUND, FL-Developer The St. Joe Company reports it has inked a Letter of Intent with Cottondale, FL-based Green Circle Bio Energy Inc. on several projects in the Northwest region of the state.

ATLANTA-Tishman Speyer and Highwoods Properties are expected to be among the bidders for the One Alliance Center tower property in Buckhead that is on the market for sale through Dallas-based special servicer ORIX Capital Markets.

FLORIDA CITY-A total of 22 lots in the “Snakepit” neighborhood here will be sold to Blue Heaven Villas LLC, which will build 100 apartments at the site.

CHICAGO-The Emanuel administration released details on Wednesday on a plan to build a new home for the DePaul University basketball team and the first phase of the redevelopment of the Navy Pier. The two initiatives are said to involve $1.1 billion in investment.

ST. LOUIS—Reinsurance Group of America is planning a Monday groundbreaking on its new $150-million headquarters complex in the city's western suburb of Chesterfield.

CHARLOTTE, NC-Portman Holdings of Atlanta is gearing up marketing efforts in preparation to build a 15-story office building next to its Westin Charlotte Hotel.