• RealtyIQ CEO Steps Down; Takeover Imminent

    DALLAS-Manhattan-based RealtyIQ is back in the news. Founder Bruce Weissberg has stepped down as CEO amid takeover talks. Rumor has it that the Octane Alliance is tossing out this lifesaver. As usual, no one's talking until a deal closes.

  • General Growth Focuses on Tourism Market

    CHICAGO-General Growth Properties, Inc. unveil its "America's Favorite Shopping Destinations" marketing campaign, targeting potential shoppers in 29 top tourism markets where $1 billion was spent in 2000.

  • CRIIMI Mae Emerges from Bankruptcy

    ROCKVILLE, MD-The commercial mortgage company was slated to come out of bankruptcy protection this week, nearly two-and-a-half years after filing for reorganization. Meanwhile, the company reported losses for 2000 of $155.5 million.

  • Chamber Seeks City Property for Development

    COEUR d'ALENE, ID-The chamber wants to develop a building with views of Lake Coeur d'Alene, but needs at least a piece of a 5,200-sf lot owned by the city to make it happen.

  • Fleet Capital President/CEO Retires

    ATLANTA-James G. Connolly, Northeast division president, replaces Irwin Teich who has been with the FleetBoston Financial subsidiary since 1973.

  • GEN3 Partners Cuts 20 Employees

    BOSTON-GEN3 Partners stakes its claim as the next in the long line of high-tech victims of the recent economic downturn with its layoff of another 25 employees. The strategy consulting firm, headquartered here, laid off 20% of its workforce this past September.

  • Terradyne Takes 8,000 SF in Lantana

    AUSTIN-Boston-based Terradyne is expanding its Austin presence, signing for 8,000 sf in Lantana Corporate Center II. The signing puts the recently completed structure at full lease-up. Terradyne also occupies space at Monterrey Oaks.

  • Houston's Tallest Apartment Building on the Way

    HOUSTON-Come next week, the Hanover Co. will begin razing an office building to make way for the city's tallest multifamily project. The 33-story, 356-unit project is the latest undertaking for a focus on pedestrian-friendly complexes.

  • Power Plant Gets Senator's Support

    SAN JOSE, CA-U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein publicly backs plans by Bechtel Group and Calpine Corp. to build an energy plant on the southern endge of the city, right where the City Council doesn't want it.

  • Sunriver Resort Names New GM

    BEND, OR-Sunriver is also reporting this week it has received for the second consecutive year a four-diamond designation from the American Automobile Association. Sunriver is one of only two AAA four-diamond resorts in the state.