LOS ANGELES-Toxic mold cases have spiked in California, increasing insurance premiums by 20% and raising red flags for regulatory agencies, insurers, agents and builders across the nation.

VENICE, FL-Aston Care Systems of Sun City, FL and Essex Builders Group of Winter Park, FL break ground Feb. 11 on a $21 million senior center in Venice, near Venice hospital, 180 miles northwest of Downtown Miami. The first phase of the project is expected to take 12 months.

DENVER-The list of competitors for the potential $900-million Denver Union Terminal include Staubach Co., Jones Lang La Salle, RNL Design, US Equities Realty, Louis Berger Group and SMWM of San Francisco.

DEERFIELD, IL-CarrAmerica Realty Corp.'s 249,314-sf, six-building office property on 80 acres at I-94 and Deerfield Road scores a near-perfect 99.8% to win the Suburban Chicago Building Owners and Managers Association's top honor for 2001-02.