GALVESTON, TX-Despite strong city support, Galveston voters say "no" to a proposed merger with the Port of Houston. Under the plan, Houston would have kicked in $30 million over the next 10 years and serve as the merged port's manager.

DEARBORN, MI-Older buildings need updating, infrastructure must be replaced and beds should be switched around to provide better care for the area, the hospital group says.

ORLANDO-Spotlighting Lake Mary's $200-million, mixed-use Colonial TownPark, the Central Florida Chapter of the National Association of Industrial Office Properties selects Birmingham, AL's Colonial Properties Trust as its 2001 developer of the year.

AUSTIN-The northwest submarket has shouldered the brunt of the blame for this year's mounting sublease space. That no longer is the case, according to Buls-Hodge Consulting. The northwest now accounts for 49.3% of the open space instead of 60%.