DENVER-The hospital primarily responsible for caring for Denver's indigent and uninsured will get more beds and a new outpatient facility, thanks to voters' approval of a bond issue on this week's ballot.

BOLINGBROOK, IL-The economy might be tepid, but there are signs of life in some markets, especially in places where tenants are willing to take advantage of leasing opportunities. In the southwest and western suburbs, companies have taken about 650,000 sf in deals arranged recently by C&W.

CHICAGO-In a streamlining move, Hyperfeed Technologies has inked a $2 million deal that keeps it at 300 S. Wacker Dr., a Lincoln Properties building in Downtown Chicago. But it will be occupying less space than it did previously.

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL-The international Web application developer Novell Inc. has decided to beef up its presence in the northwestern suburbs by renewing and expanding its lease at Meadows Corporate Center.

CHICAGO-The nation's fastest-expanding doughnut chain is set to add another location in metro Chicago, at a retail redevelopment on the border of the city and the western suburb of Oak Park.

CHICAGO-The Board of Trustees of the Art Institute recently re-affirmed plans to build a new 220,000-sf wing, designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano. The approved project, which will cost $198 million, is smaller than originally envisioned.

CHICAGO-Stories like this aren't as common as they used to be: a local subsidiary of RBC Financial has taken a chunk of the Merchandise Mart to accommodate its expansion.

CHICAGO-With MB Real Estate's acquisition of SBG, the company will improve its position locally as a manager of major condo and rental multifamily properties.