• Tiny Suburb Hopes to Play Ball with Royals, Rangers

    PHOENIX-City leaders in the suburb of Surprise consider deal to build a $45-million spring training facility for the two baseball teams, both of which currently train in Florida.

  • SC Beaches and Suburbs Fastest-Growing Areas

    COLUMBIA, SC-The state grows more than 15% in the 1990s, topping four million in population, the latest U.S. Census shows. Beaufort County, home of resort-laden Hilton Head Island, grew the most at 40%.

  • Outlook for Office Markets Abroad Unclear

    BOSTON-Colliers International, based here, indicates that despite steady declines in office vacancies and increases in office rental rates, a number of economic problems have surfaced that could lead to a sluggish performance this year.

  • Tribe Files Application for Sullivan County Casino

    MONTICELLO, NY-A plan by gaming giant Park Place Entertainment Corp. to build a $500 million resort/casino in Sullivan County has passed a key milestone. An application has been field with Indian Affairs.

  • Opus Facing Deadline for Pacific Steps

    TACOMA, WA-Oxbow Capital Partners, a local venture capital company, cuts its commitment for space in the 130,000-sf building from 70,000 sf to 30,000 sf and the developers revert back to using the project's original name.

  • Medical Firm Relocates Corporate Headquarters

    ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Gish Biomedical signs $4.6-million lease to move HQ to Rancho Santa Margarita. Separate pact gives the same firm 23,040 sf in Irvine Spectrum area.

  • Hospitality Groups Form Strategic Alliance

    DENVER-Two lodging and convention center consultants have joined forces to facilitate development, operation and research for the industry. The Denver and Minneapolis firms' past joint ventures include the Colorado Convention Center

  • Neenan Buys 21 Acres for Three Office Buildings

    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-The Neenan Co. has nearly doubled its acreage in the InterQuest Corporate Center. The developer is plotting a three-building, 170,000-sf office development across from the US Air Force Academy.

  • BPCA Selects Developers for Two Green Buildings

    NEW YORK CITY-The Battery Park City Authority has selected the Albanese Development Corp. and the Related Cos. as developers for two environmentally-friendly high-rise apartment buildings on sites 18B and 19B, respectively.

  • Studley, Hampton Unveil Global Consortium of Independent Firms

    NEW YORK CITY-Julien J. Studley Inc. and Lambert Smith Hampton have unveiled the formation of Global Property Alliance, an international consortium of independent commercial real estate firms.