PORTLAND-Sellers Bill and Carol Atherton purchased the building in 1990 for $500,000 after a bank had repossessed it. The four-story strucutre was constructed in 1872 as a warehouse and later converted to office space. It underwent a restoration and seismic upgrade in 1986.

NEW YORK CITY-David Gialanella has just been appointed to the position of executive vice president and will lead Cushman & Wakefield's new group formed by consolidating four different groups into one worldwide unit. He speaks with GlobeSt.com, sharing his goals for the company's future.

OAKLAND, CA-According to an upcoming report by Cushman & Wakefield, East Bay markets are continuing to thrive, due in large part to astronomical rents across the bay in San Francisco and larger stores of available space in the East Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO-The building at 260 Townsend Street is owned by Houston-based EGL Inc., which came into its possession by acquiring Circle International Group Inc. The asking price is $37 million.