CHICAGO-A hardware store at 333 S. Halsted St. would be replaced by the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center under a proposal that includes $3.5 million in tax increment financing to buy the 20,000-sf site.

VAIL, CO-Vail Resorts, Intrawest's biggest competitor, says a contract between the two companies to develop the Keystone Resort includes a non-compete clause that bars Intrawest from developing in Grand County, Colorado. Intrawest says its legal advice was a green light.

AUSTIN-So far, South by Southwest, the city's biggest convention, is on track to match and maybe slightly surpass last year's trade. It's the first real test of how much the city's travel industry has bounced back in the past year.

EDISON, NJ-The REIT's first acquisition within the sprawling Raritan Center Business Park involves the acquisition of two buildings from Principal Capital Management for $15 million.