ORLANDO-The 1,406-room resort and 400,000-sf convention center is welcoming paying guests today even though the formal grand opening of the $450 million enterprise isn't until Feb. 2. The hotel has set a local industry record by booking one million room nights through 2011.

WASHINGTON, DC-The District weathers the economic storm--and other problems--to emerge as one of 2001's highest performing commercial real estate markets in the country, according to Cushman & Wakefield's year-end MarketBeat series.

BELLEVUE, WA-Tiffany & Co. plans to open five new stores this year, including a 5,500-sf location in Bellevue Square and a 10,000-sf facility in Waikiki, HI. The local facility is set to open this May, and the Hawaii store will replace a small hotel boutique.

ST. PAUL, MN-The project will modernize store while shrink it by more than 20% to 170,000 sf. The city provides a $6.3-million, which may be forgiven after 10 years if the retailer now owned by Target Corp. stays put.