ATLANTA-Preliminary orders for December 2001and the quarter ending Dec. 31 were up 39.4% from the comparable 2000 period, with the central region leading in volume.

NEW YORK CITY-While some New York-area businesses may see suburban and outer-borough low-rise office campuses as a safe option to Manhattan's towering landscape, mainstay industries such as finance and advertising are unlikely to abandon their presence here.

STAMFORD, CT-Large blocks of sublease space put on the market in the fourth quarter of 2001, especially by high technology firms, caused the office availability rates in downtown White Plains and Westchester County to spike higher.

ANN ARBOR, MI-A technology center here will house development teams for new online information network in A2. The state has issued request for proposals to build the "Internet2" center.