LOS ANGELES-More than 1,000 top commercial real estate professionals are expected to attend the annual 'Real Estate 2002' conference Jan. 16 at Century Plaza Hotel. A half-dozen panels also are planned for the daylong event.

ATLANTA-The Minneapolis-based payroll services company renewed its contract for another eight years and added 6,412 sf to its existing 113,568 sf for a total 119,980 sf at the 300 Embassy Row office park in the Central Perimeter submarket.

LAKEWOOD, NJ-The funding will be used for infrastructure improvements as site work is underway at what will ultimately be a 1.5 million-sf, 240-acre mixed-use business park.

ORANGE, CA-The developers, Independent Development Co. and private investor David Valentine, secure a $14.8-million construction loan to fund the project. Completion is scheduled for next 2002.