WASHINGTON, DC-Jones Lang LaSalle secures the leasing and management assignment for the Southern Railway Building, the historic 245,000-sf edifice at 1500 K St. The real estate services firm had handled the building's leasing before the property's change in ownership last month.

MONROVIA, CA-Huntington Oaks Associates Ltd. obtains the financing for the 328,335-sf outdoor shopping center to retire existing debt and to upgrade the property with a new Bed, Bath & Beyond store.

SANTA BARBARA, CA-The sale of Eastern Financial Systems Inc. to Fidelity National Information Solutions Inc. closes 10 days after FNIS announces the signing of the definitive acquisition documents.

OLYMPIA, WA- City staffers, consultants and a panel of city officials say Olympia should select Wilsonville, Ore.-based VIP'S Hotels Inc. to develop the publicly-owned conference center the city hopes to finance with a sales tax rebate from the state.