ATLANTA-Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.'s biggest competitor is building a headquarters office building, distribution warehouse and maintenance facility at a total hard cost of $12.5 million, according to tentative development plans filed with the Henry County building department.

JACKSONVILLE, FL-Although investment sales are in the slow lane, developers such as Simon Property Group of Indianapolis, Ben Carter Properties of Atlanta and CBL & Associates Properties Inc. of Chattanooga, TN are major players on this North Florida turf where Super Bowl XXXIX is scheduled for 2005.

OCOEE, FL-This Orlando bedroom community of 30,000 permanent residents and the Orange County School Board jointly bought 360 acres from Coca-Cola Co. in 2000 for $3.75 million and are developing Ocoee Crown Point, a planned subdivision that calls for 30 acres of commercial space, 217 townhomes, 156 single-family and apartment residences and a high school.

ATLANTA-A new Bullock Mannelly Partners Inc. mid-year analysis shows job growth will bring 40,000 new positions this year to the metro area but business owners aren't expected to search for additional space until 2004.

ORLANDO-The Hartford leased 65,000 sf for an estimated 10 years at an estimated aggregate rent of $12.35 million at Colonial Center 200. Four other leases brought the 155,000-sf office building to 85%. Two leases at the twin Colonial Center 100 building raised occupancy to 100%.

ATLANTA-The locally based REIT nets $2.1 million in cash after increasing an $8.5 million refinancing loan at 7.15% interest on its River Oaks apartment community to $10.75 million at 5.54% interest.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL-The 75-year-old, 764-bed, 300,000-sf facility plans a multi-phased new main campus on the west side of the city after contracting to buy 230 acres from locally based Consolidated Tomoka Land Co. for $82,608 per acre.

ORLANDO-The Coral Springs-based developer expects to break ground in September on a 1,341-acre tract within the 38,000-acre Horizons West development, minutes from Walt Disney World's 30,000-acre empire in southwest Orange County.