KNOXVILLE, TN--The 11-year-old, locally based theater chain's Oct. 11 filing for protection from creditors in Nashville will leave the nation's largest movie exhibitor with 325 theaters and 3,700 screens, down from 4,361 screens at 396 locations in 32 states Regal Cinemas Inc. had once operated.

DENVER-Hotel occupancies fall to the 50% to 55% range, according to Horwath Horizon Hospitality Advisors/Montgomery & Associates, the lowest since 1989. Normal September occupancy has been more than 70%.

SPOKANE, WA-Before Sept. 11, the 512,000-sf Riverside Centre was scheduled to break ground this coming spring. Now the tower's leasing agent is waiting to see if tenants will shake out of their wait-and-see stances.

PHOENIX-Only four submarkets post positive net absorption, with the balance being in such bad shape that industrial vacancy spiked 1 1/2 points in the third quarter. It's ugly, says a Grubb & Ellis broker after seeing the firm's latest market analysis.