WASHINGTON, DC-In the beginning stages of a marketing campaign for a building that is to go up by 2003, John Akridge Companies has launched a new Web site to attract potential clients. The company has used Web sites as a marketing tool to tout other new buildings in the past, and expects the Web site to help fill the structure at 900 Seventh St. with tenants.

ROSEVILLE, MN-The "select service" hotel 10 minutes from Downtown Minneapolis and 15 minutes from Downtown St. Paul will be owned and operated by CSM Lodging. Rates begin at $89 per night.

BOSTON-David Wyss, the chief economist for Standard & Poor's Corp. in New York City, tells GlobeSt.com that this area's commercial real estate market will probably not see a turnaround until next year, and conditions in the market will worsen before they improve.

AUSTIN-It's only a 4,200-sf building, but the reopening of the historic structure is a big step for East Austin. Balcones Recycling is using the rehabilitated office building for its headquarters in a 10-year lease.