TACOMA, WA-City officials agree to delay Cosmos International's plans to construct a multi-phase, $120 million office project next to the Tacoma Dome. Council members say they intend to make the LeMay Museum development their top priority.

ORLANDO-Developer Dale Ladd's Highland Realty Co. is demolishing the former South Lake Hospital building and plans to break ground by year end on 45,600 sf of office, 24,600 sf of retail, 14,000 sf of restaurant and 9,000 sf of residential.

BUENA PARK, CA-The $2-billion transportation and services company inks a $5.4-million agreement. According to the deal, Con-Way will occupy 26,775 sf in the Buena Park Commerce Plaza for the next 10 years.

SAN FRANCISCO-The New York-based, full-service real estate firm tells GlobeSt.com it has hired away CB Richard Ellis SVP Ed Grammens and several of his team members for its first San Francisco office. "It is the first step in creating a major presence in the Western Region of the United States," says Newmark's director of U.S. Operations.