PORTLAND-The most marketable thing about shuttered theater properties is the abundant parking and great signage, says a local retail brokerage duo. The biggest problem, they say, is the sloped floor, which can cost $25/sf to fill.

DETROIT-A new $25-million facility, to open in 2002, would replace the former facility

SAN DIEGOA local design company has nearly finished plans to bring the six-level Mission Valley area stadium into compliance with federal guidelines for the disabled.

ATLANTA-Ruddick Corp., the Charlotte-based parent of the grocery chain, is also selling 12 other unprofitable locations in South Carolina. A buyer for those properties and the selling prices haven't been announced. Total square footage involved: 1.62 million.