ELIZABETH, NJ--xpedx will use the space for warehouse and distribution purposes. The original 60,000-sf requirement grew to almost double after the division got a big Fed Ex contract.

ORLANDO-Sales deals are up; leasing transaction volume is down; and the introduction of more small bay warehouse facilities has helped the 15-year-old, suburban Maitland, FL firm survive during the economic downturn, company president George D. Livingston tells GlobeSt.com.

FOREST PARK, IL-Naperville, IL-based Navigator Development pays $14 per sf for five buildings on 5.58 acres at 1401 S. Circle Ave. here, while the price for JCG Industries' buy at 2055 N. 25th Ave. in Melrose Park is $28 per sf.

NEW YORK CITY-Recently released statistics on the retail market indicate the economy might just be turning around. And retailers are finding that Manhattan is the place to be.