ISSAQUAH, WA-A joint venture project that is being developed by the Seattle-based real estate development company Intracorp and Olympus Real Estate Partners in Dallas, Talus is a 630-acre mountain-side community that will include more than 1,700 single- and multi-family units, 800,000 sf of commercial space and 50,000 sf of retail space.

SPOKANE, WA-After hearing of the Boeing Co.'s plans to sell its 308,000-sf manufacturing plant, employees formed an Employee Stock Ownership Plan committee to bid on the plant. Boeing, however, has sent a letter saying it is not interested in doing business with them.

SAN FRANCISCO-A lack of interest in purchasing real estate property may be one of the reasons that Bank of America, California's largest bank, has pulled away from SBA's 504 loan program.

ELMA, WA-The Grays Harbor Public Development Authority has collected a $1 million payment from SafeHarbor Technology to pay for tenant improvements made two years ago that were deemed an illegal loan by auditors.

ISSAQUAH, WA-A joint venture project that is being developed by the Seattle-based real estate development company Intracorp and Olympus Real Estate Partners in Dallas, Talus is a 630-acre mountain-side community that will include more than 1,700 single- and multi-family units, 800,000 sf of commercial space and 50,000 sf of retail space.

KENT, WA-Hill Raaum-Pietromonaco, a local real estate and property management company, significantly increases its holdings in the Kent area with the purchase of an 11-acre property.

OAKLAND-Under the terms of the contract, the A's will pay $500,000 in rent to play in Network Associates Coliseum from 2003 until 2005; $550,000 in 2006; and $600,000 in 2007.

SAN FRANCISCO-A new plan approved by city supervisors creates an Entertainment Commission that will change the way new bars and restaurants are opened and expedite the necessary permits.