ST. PAUL, MN-The governor weighs in with his own ballpark financing plan for the Minnesota Twins that uses the state's bonding authority, but calls for no tax support. The House and the Senate each have their own bills in the works to finance a new $330-million ballpark.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-DHL Systems signs for 106,000 sf of the Koll Perimeter Center, a spec project off Loop 101 in Scottsdale. The San Francisco-based firm will open a data center to complement its operations in London and Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.

SAN DIEGO-A report by Burnham Real Estate Services shows that the bright spot in the San Diego real estate market continues to be apartments.

HOT SPRINGS, VA-The South Carolina-based developer acquires 12,300 acres of land in a $16-million transaction. The deal calls for Celebration to sell 9,000 acres--land that will be permanently conserved--to the Nature Conservancy of Virginia for $6.3 million.