MONTVALE, NJ-The $30-million private equity fund is expected to leverage somewhere in the range of $300 million to $500 million in acquisitions.

MORRIS PLAINS, NJ-First up in the six-year plan for the 175-acre site is a 244,000-sf, $200-million R&D facility. The pharma giant is getting $25 million in state incentives to do the project.

LAS VEGAS-A panel of chain store reps--and one developer--urged the shopping center ownership side of the table to do their homework, develop ongoing relationships, provide the right information, tell the truth and follow the Golden Rule.That was the topic of discussion at a workshop on the final day of Spring Convention 2005 on Wednesday. Moderator Gar Herring, EVP of the MG Herring Group of Dallas, who sits on the developer side of the table, said it's a matter of "know before you go.

LAS VEGAS-Open-air shopping centers have been a hot topic in the industry, especially given the dearth of new enclosed mall projects across the county,…

LAS VEGAS-It's a tricky process, fraught with pitfalls, and much depends on it in many communities, general sessions agreed. Then there's the Wal-Mart factor."Some are ecstatic to get something like a Wal-Mart," says Karen M. Miller, a county commissioner of Boone County, MO and immediate past president of the National Association of Counties. But she cautioned that big boxes tend to work better in bigger communities, that there are problems in the smaller communities, where the impact on smaller retailers can be more dramatic.

HARRISON, NJ-Millennium Homes and Roseland Property Co. are joint venturing the residential portion of this city's larger $1 billion redevelopment project. Offices, retail and a soccer stadium—possibly--are to follow.

LAS VEGAS-The spring convention of the International Council of Shopping Centers was in full swing Monday morning with the opening of the Leasing Mall,…

SECAUCUS, NJ-The two retailers cut the ribbon yesterday for their first combined store in the Garden State. The opening follows several recent additions to Hartz's Harmon Meadow retail package, with more to come.