HOUSTON-Ponca City, OK, with a population of 28,000, will lead a Conoco initiative to develop cleaner-burning fuel. The Houston-based energy giant will start construction in June on upgrades, mostly outdoor equipment, at its 1,000-acre campus.

DENVER-The local adult probation department pays $15 per sf under a 32-month year lease for the long-vacant former Union National Bank Building at 1313 Tremont Pl., nearly two years after a deal with a telecom company fell through.

CHICAGO-While Equity Residential Properties Trust lowers its 2002 acquisition target to $400 million, AMLI Residential Properties Trust believes its original $150-million goal could be doubled this year.

ORLANDO-The 28-year-old, 193,000-sf Drew-19 Shopping Center, owned by Clearwater, FL-based Brown 19 LLC, is at 100% occupancy after signing 30,000-sf, five-year leases with new anchors Marshalls and Babies R Us.