PERTH AMBOY, NJ-Differences over payments and the project's schedule have been ironed out, so the developer will proceed with its $600-million mixed-use project.

MIAMI-Palm Beach County led a regional market surge in price, occupancy, rents and development through the first quarter this year, according to a Grubb & Ellis Co. survey.

LAKE FOREST, IL-Wholesale liquor distributor Lionstone International signs a seven-year deal on mostly industrial space at 13825 W. Laurel with Duke Realty Corp. for more than $2 million, or about $7 per sf.

LONDON-The Confederation of British Industry has responded to the government's planned shake-up of the planning system with a call for an even more radical approach. It says the existing system is thwarting economic growth.