ATLANTA-Rick Ross, M&M's Atlanta regional manager, and a panel of prominent local real estate professionals will review the area's sagging office market Sept. 6 at the Atlanta Property Opportunities Conference at the Swissotel here.

DALLAS-Fifteen dormant acres in a Dallas wholesale strip are being whipped into shape for a 210,00-sf retail project and up to a 150-room hotel. Before a month passes, a permit should be in hand and a general contractor on board for an immediate construction start.

HOUSTON-With full pomp and circumstance, Hines and Prime Asset Management have broken ground on the 32-story Calpine Center. It's the first spec office project to come out of the ground in the city's CBD in 19 years--a welcome sight for city officials.

BRIDGEWATER TWP., NJ-The addition of Bloomingdale's to the anchor mix, replacing the shuttered Stern's, has sparked a major expansion and cosmetic makeover of the 900,000-sf asset.