MIAMI-The contract with the US General Services Administration is for a wide range of construction management services for federal courthouse projects here as well as across the state.

FRAMINGTON HILLS, MI-Becker/Lutz, a partnership formed by a developer and former auto supplier, has bought its first commercial real estate, in the form of Shoreview, a business park in Minneapolis. The partners paid $49 million for the property.

MORRISTOWN, NJ-The combined total comes from four different loans, ranging from an industrial park and an office building in North Jersey, to a shopping center in the southern part of the state.

PORTLAND-Childpeace Montessori signs a five-year lease for Bridgetown Phase II, a 39,000-sf building in Northwest Portland most recently occupied by 800.com, which went AWOL this time last year.