DALLAS-Equis Corp.'s Dallas team now has five fewer brokers, with four more following the lead of the senior office exec. The staff, says another senior exec, is now a good size and the team's ready to redirect its focus. It could take 30 days or more to fill the top spot.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC-The North Carolina community bank posted third-quarter earnings of $283.5 million or 62 cents per diluted share, up 14.2% over $248,174 in the comparable 2000 period. Loan growth slows but the numbers are still healthy.

PORTLAND, OR-Multnomah County can begin to build its new jail facility now that the original sales agreement has been amended to account for the possibility of future rescission of the city's approved subdivision plans.

DALLAS-Change is definitely coming for the Insignia/ESG Dallas team. Its weakest area, tenant representation, is its new leader's strongpoint. Phil Baker already is mining professionals looking for change while wedding two staffs to double business.