SAN DIEGO-The inancially ailing REIT took both legal and financial hits during a disastrous third quarter. After a running battle with dissident investors over the value of the firm, the board decided to liquidate the company.

SAN DIEGO-A public/private partnership hopes to begin work early next year on an addition to a $100-million urban renewal project in City

CARLSBAD, CA-Mexican food chain is expanding into new markets with franchise and development agreements.

CARLSBAD-The Four Seasons Aviara is the only San Diego County hotel to win the Automobile Club of Southern California's Five Diamond Award for 2001.

SAN DIEGO-The county is denying construction and encroachment permits to tribes hoping to build or expand casinos in North County.

SAN MARCOS, CA-Affirmed Housing Group is building a $3.5-million project with 48 units.

SAN DIEGO-Microskills, a computer-training firm, will occupy 18,000 sf in one of the city's more unique office structures.

SAN DIEGO-The region's economy continues to chug along as vacancy rates for virtually all sectors of real estate drop. Thirty thousand new jobs are expected to be added this year, on top of the 36,000 created in 1999.