PHOENIX-The deal took a year to find since the buyer limited the search to two square miles and set a spending limit. The 95%-occupied Missouri Gardens fit the bill for the "location sensitive" purchasers from Vancouver.

ALAMEDA, CA-Charges against IRES California, Inc. and Albertson's have been dropped, after the California Court of Appeal ruled that neither party is guilty of violating state unfair business competition laws.

DENVER-Vancouver-based Intrawest Corp. pays the city $3 million up front, in addition to $2 million annually for the next 10 years as well as $50 million in promised improvements.

FORT BEND COUNTY, TX-Equity One and two co-defendants bargain down a $15.9-million jury award before the presiding judge can OK the verdict. The shopping center owner also foregoes future claims over the tenant's relocation.