ORLANDO-For the first time since the $214 million Ponzi fraud surfaced a year ago, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's trustee is suing at least nine individuals and 10 companies associated with locally based Evergreen Security Ltd., a purported mortgage securities-backed investment fund.

CHICAGO-Centrum Properties and Angelo Gordon and Co. buy the 26-story office building at 535 W. Chicago Ave. and the parking garage across the street and plan 400 condominium units, and perhaps hotel rooms.

ATLANTA-James A. Fleming, a law partner in Fleming & Ray, is the new senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at the locally based REIT. He replaces Tom G. Charlesworth who was promoted to executive vice president and chief investment officer in January of this year.

TAMPA, FL-Central Hillsborough County, south of Tampa and the Pasco/Hernando County submarket north of the city outranked all Orlando area submarkets as possible 'buys' in a first half that produced few trophy properties for sale in 27 Central Florida submarkets.