WEST LOS ANGELES-Champion Development Group secures the $47.5 million in financing for its One West Side center on Sawtelle Boulevard in a deal engineered by George Smith Partners.

WEST LOS ANGELES-Champion Development Group secures the $47.5 million in financing for its One West Side center on Sawtelle Boulevard in a deal engineered by George Smith Partners.

TUSTIN, CA-The Coreland Cos. hires former ProLogis VP Cheryl Todd as a VP and promotes two other execs as the real estate services company prepares to expand into new markets.

VISALIA, CA-GE Commercial Finance Business Property Corp. acquires the 631,000-sf Jo-Ann Stores Inc. West Coast Distribution Center for $24.7 million in a 20-year net lease deal.

IRVINE, CA-The annual RealShare Orange County conference on Wednesday will examine the factors that keep Orange County's commercial real estate markets moving.

ANAHEIM, CA-Faced with slipped earnings and plunged income, Pacific Sunwear says it will slow the pace of store openings.

MISSION VIEJO, CA-Warmington Capital Partners of Irvine buys the 82,782-sf Jeronimo Center from locally based Passco. Broker Faris Lee sees condo conversion potential.

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA-Griffin Capital buys Superior Nissan of Puente Hills for $24.7 million from Superior Nissan, which occupies all 76,000 sf under a 20-year, triple-net lease.