SPOKANE, WA-Development, leasing and land sales at the Spokane Business and Industrial Park is seen as a positive sign for the area economy despite regional layoffs and stock market volatility, according to Crown West Realty.

SCHAUMBURG, IL-Nearly 50,000 sf of space is claimed in new lease deals, but they involve companies staying put or moving from one northwest suburb to another, keeping submarket vacancy well above 20%.

CARLSTADT, NJ-The financial services IT provider will spend $104 million to grow its data backup and recovery center by almost one-third and raise its total New York metro space to some 600,000 sf.

LOS ANGELES, CA-The market has maintained stable vacancy rates despite the weaker economy, but rent growth slowed in the second quarter and demand was lackluster, according to a quarterly study by Hendricks & Partners.