NEW YORK CITY-The weapons technology company is selling off its original Long Island building, a sprawling office and industrial facility situated on a 25-acre parcel. Initial plans are to lease back about a third of the office space to house the firms computer operations unit.

ATLANTA-The council helps the bank make construction and rehabilitation loans that allow public-private partnerships to build affordable housing for low-income Southerners.

LONDON-Canadian footwear retailer Aldo is to make its first foray into Europe. A pilot store in London's Covent garden is set to be the forerunner for a nationwide expansion programme in the UK.

CHICAGO-It's early, but the biggest Downtown office lease so far this year is JPMorgan Chase Bank's deal for 86,000 sf at the AT&T Corporate Center/USG Building at 227 W. Monroe St., where asking rates start at $30 per sf net.