ORLANDO-A new Colliers Arnold analysis of Central Florida's 116-million-sf industrial real estate market shows leasing activity is down in all three key sectors--warehouse/distribution, manufacturing and flex.

ATLANTA-Metro area office brokers and representatives in Mayor Shirley Franklin's office confirm to GlobeSt.com the mayor is listening to various proposals by developers for the redevelopment of the three-wing, 77-year-old former Sears warehouse-distribution center.

ORLANDO-Sales deals are up; leasing transaction volume is down; and the introduction of more small bay warehouse facilities has helped the 15-year-old, suburban Maitland, FL firm survive during the economic downturn, company president George D. Livingston tells GlobeSt.com.

ATLANTA-The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta's grants will help fund seven affordable housing projects having total development costs of $27.6 million in Florida, Alabama, Virginia and Maryland.

NEWNAN, GA-City officials want to make certain the area's 17,000 permanent residents will have a balanced mix of multifamily, townhomes and single-family residences. Projects previously submitted are not affected by the moratorium, city staffers tell GlobeSt.com.

ORLANDO-HUD Secretary Mel Martinez, a former Orange County chairman, plans to name a receiver at the 467-apartment complex managed by the Sanford Housing Authority, 25 miles north of Downtown Orlando, by Aug. 1.

JACKSONVILLE, FL-St. Joe Co. chairman and CEO Peter S. Rummell reports land sales, new multifamily developments and the conversion of timberland sites to business parks in Northwest Florida are thriving.

TAMPA, FL-The 610,000-sf project will be the first of its kind in the area, incorporating services for wharf and rail-delivered products in Port Ybor, a 33-acre multi-use park located in the center of Port of Tampa at 20th and Grant streets.