MINNEAPOLIS-The $3.24-billion deal includes 62 Marshall Field's in the Upper Midwest, as well as nine Mervyn's store locations in the Twin Cities, making the St. Louis-based retailer a dominant player in the local regional mall market.

HASTINGS, MN-In partnership with Regina Medical Center, YMCA of Greater Saint Paul will build on Regina's campus on the corner of Pleasant Drive and West First Street.

MINNEAPOLIS-United Properties Investment Sales represented Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in the sale of a 2.6-million-sf industrial real estate portfolio made up of 22 bulk warehouse buildings in four states. The two buyers are Texas-based Invesco and Shoal Creek Properties, Ltd.

MINNEAPOLIS-The car repair chain has rolled out its latest 18,000-sf format store. It now has 87 stores in 10 states, including a prototype repair center at 15129 Foliage Ave. in Apple Valley, MN.

MAPLEWOOD, MN-The giant bookseller signs a 40,000-sf lease with Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, and will close its B. Dalton store at the mall once its new Barnes & Noble opens in November.

ST. PAUL-The move is a major boost for the landmark office building at 332 Minnesota St., which has recently lost such tenants as US Bank. The state will sell its office building at 390 Robert St.

MINNEAPOLIS-The Twin Cities industrial market had positive absorption of 220,000 sf in the first quarter, according to a new market report by Welsh Cos. The overall industrial vacancy is 12.8%, or 14.1% with sublease space.

LECENTER, MN-Shetka Works will buy a vacant 24,000-sf building and Electronic Assembly Specialists will occupy a new city-owned building. They will spend about $4 million on the two projects, aided by the state's Job Opportunity Building Zone initiative.