WHITE, GA-Angry over an alleged secret zoning and economic incentives deal with the Japanese manufacturer, residents in this town of 693 population, picket Toyo representatives as they inspect a proposed $150-million, 500,000-sf, 150-acre plant site 25 miles northwest of Downtown Atlanta.

TAMPA, FL-In one of the largest transactions of its kind on a sf and dollar-value basis, locally based MTS Medication Technologies is taking 104,000 sf for 12 years at 2003 Gandy Blvd., bringing the 129,800-sf, class A structure to 100% occupancy.

ORLANDO-The city is considering tapping the state for additional environmental cleanup funds--money that also may be used as incentives to developers on certain projects in the 1,620-acre central business district core.

ATLANTA-Midtown is capturing most of the headlines because of the $2-billion, 138-acre Atlantic Station redevelopment project but land prices in the trendy off-downtown submarket of Buckhead continue to escalate, approaching almost $4 million per acre, according to locally based Bullock Mannelly Partners Inc.

NORCROSS, GA-After 12 years of occupying the entire single-story structure at 4405 International Blvd., Saab Cars USA will be relocating to Detroit in September in an administrative consolidation move with its parent, General Motors Corp.

ORLANDO-Multifamily and single-family permits pulled by private developers for the 12-month period ending in December 2003 placed the metro area in fourth place. Las Vegas was first, followed by Riverside-San Bernardino in California and Phoenix-Mesa in Arizona.

EVANS, GA-The New York lender is providing a $9.3-million, 10-year first mortgage for Washington Commons, a five-year-old, 125-unit congregate care facility in this suburban city.

JACKSONVILLE, FL-The community development arm of one of Florida's largest real estate operating companies will be known as St. Joe Towns & Resort and will continue to operate as a separate business unit, says St. Joe chairman and CEO Peter S. Rummell.