ST. PAUL, MN-The Hay Dobbs architecture, urban design, planning and interiorsfirm will work on a project aimed at revitalization of about 20 buildings along University Avenue from the Minneapolis border to the Capitol campus.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL-A newly formed subsidiary of locally based Correctional Properties Trust is using the proceeds to finance the acquisition and refinancing of two North Carolina prisons. Palm Beach Gardens is 73 miles north of Miami.

HOUSTON-Smaller freestanding warehouses are hot tickets in Houston, says a Grubb & Ellis broker who has inked two more pacts in the steadily growing trend. The tenants have inked deals for a total of 22,000 sf and terms of five and three years.

SPOKANE, WA-The international company acquired locally based American Electronic Sign Co. late last year and renamed it 3M Dynamic Message Systems. Now it's expanding en route to new products.