LONDON-Charlie Hughes, managing director of urban masterplanner Miller Hughes Associates has won the 2002 CoreNet International Global Innovators Award. He beat off competition from organisations including Sun Microsystems, the US Army, Johnson Controls.

NEW YORK CITY-Hours before the Senate passed terrorism legislation, the issue joined the continued economic volatility as the twin hot topics at yesterday's NYU Capital Markets luncheon.

WASHINGTON, DC-For all intents and purposes, terrorism insurance legislation is now a sure thing. The US Senate signed off on the bill last night, marking the close of the lame-duck session. President George W. Bush is expected to sign the legislation immediately.

SCOTTSDALE-The converted mall at 4343 N. Scottsdale Rd. won out over other sites because of its prime address and its leasing rates, which average in the mid-$20 per sf range.