ORLANDO-Egerton van den Berg, a former Orange County commissioner, one-time airport authority member and one of the area's foremost lawyers, says the public should have been told in advance of the expected amenities that were not in the $750 million budget for the fifth-phase, 972,000-sf expansion.

HOUSTON-Hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics means short-term highs of $500 million of new construction, $1.2 billion for the hospitality sector and $4.3 billion overall. The long term is Houston, if selected, would emerge more of a destination location.

GREATER BOSTON-A third quarter report indicates that while vacancy rates have gone up, a good deal of that is due to sublease space. A local industry expert insists that this is an indication that while the economy is suffering, the commercial real estate market here is fundamentally healthy.

DEER PARK, NY- EDO Corp. wants to sell its 725,000-sf property here and lease back half of the facility, maintaining its presence on Long Island. The company is committed to staying at the site where 650 employees work.