BAYONNE, NJ-The agreement will pave the way toward the military's ongoing site remediation of its vacated Military Ocean Terminal, which is slated for redevelopment.

WAUKEGAN, IL-The Washington, DC-based Urban Land Institute could come here next year to help draw up a plan for redeveloping this gritty north suburban city's ill-planned and underutilized lakefront.

SEATTLE-The vacancy rate grew 1.6 percentage points from the second quarter to the third, a much slower pace than the 3.5 percentage point gain between the first and second quarters, according to the latest data from Cushman & Wakefield.

DETROIT-Dilapidated areas in Saginaw and Grand Rapids get more relief to attract new and expanded businesses. Saginaw's Central Business District subzone adds 2 acres while Grand Rapids adds 6 acres to its subzones.