VANCOUVER, WA-A 300- to 350-room hotel will replace the riverfront Inn at the Quay and an overpass or underpass will move conference goers across the railroad tracks to the Esther Short Park area of Downtown Vancouver, where a $20-million conference center will be developed.

SPOKANE, WA-WestCoast Hospitality Corp. intends to convert another 20 hotels to the Red Lion Brand. The action means there will be more hotels bearing this name than at any other time in Red Lion history.

LIVERMORE, CA-Even though the Livermore Planning Commission and Design Review Board recommend changes in plans for a new theater and office project, the city council has approved the project as is.

WEST ORANGE, NJ-The 351,000-sf Macy's- and ShopRite-anchored retail complex moves into the portfolio of the Principal Life Insurance Co. after a transaction arranged by Cushman & Wakefield.