OCEANSIDE-A 60-acre shopping center on College Boulevard south of state Route 78 has been pulled from the City Council agenda for more study.

MARLBOROUGH, MA-The commercial real estate market along Route 495 takes a turn for the worse as a number of major firms look to get rid of large chunks of their properties in this area. The vacancy rate here has risen 3% in a few months.

VISTA, CA-With some modifications, city planners have approved a Lowe's Home Improvement store within the Downtown Vista Village redevelopment area.

BOISE-Locally-based Albertson's Inc. reports a loss for the second quarter, the second in the grocery store chain's 42-year history. The loss mostly can be attributed to a company acquisition two years ago of American Stores.