PHOENIX-With the highest number of vacant big boxes in the West, the Valley is fertile ground for discount retailers looking to tap middle-class dollars. Discounters are finding some sweet deals in the metro's upscale neighborhoods.

A little more than a year ago, officials at all levels--federal, state and municipal--were carving up the spoils of a robust economy in the form of budget…

AUSTIN-The arts group possibly won its bid for the 28,000-sf building because it intends to remodel rather than raze. Occupancy is a few years out since the plan is to rehab. For now, it will be more storage space.

DENVER-The multifamily complex built for short-term housing for visiting officers at Lowry Air Force Base has since been converted into 78 units of congregate care and 89 units of assisted living units.