AUSTIN-Littlefield Corp. has raked in a $141,538 gain in a securities sale and a total return of 34%. The gain boosts July performance into the black in comparison to a $369,992 loss recorded a year ago for the same time frame.

MARLBORO, MA- Sepracor Inc., a locally based pharmaceutical company, builds an office and laboratory building here on the grounds of a private school. The company is seeking property tax relief from this city for the $28-million project.

CHICAGO-Cushman & Wakefield reports north suburban Lake County is seeing an increase in deals involving users, boosting sales prices above replacement costs. The east O'Hare market also is holding up well.

The 241-unit Renaissance Plaza project, a public/private venture originally scheduled for delivery in July, will begin quietly letting tenants start moving in over the next few weeks.