ORANGE COUNTY, CA-The decline, the first in five years, has led analysts to predict a decrease in total civilian employment growth and more economic slowdown in the Southern California region in the next three to six months.

MINNEAPOLIS-The company sold SmartCabinet business to Stellent for $6 million in shares, only to see the value of those shares fall in half. Meanwhile, its four-property office portfolio is 83% occupied.

DALLAS-The industry buzz is that terrorist insurance riders, particularly on trophy buildings, are surefire aftershocks from Sept. 11. It won't be cheap and it won't be easy to bring about the coverage. Federal assistance is a must-have, say Texas execs.

LONGWOOD, FL-Local and regional planning councils, not the state of Florida, are the proper venues for growth management says a local attorney with years of experience in the commercial real estate industry.