TOLLESON, AZ-Becknell Holdings LLC, based in Champaign, IL, has closed a $375,000 deal for a little more than five acres abutting Nabisco's distribution center. The buy will fuel a large-scale expansion of Nabisco's Tolleson operations.

SANTA ANA-The 94,988-sf R&D building sits on a 6.5-acre site and is fully leased to two tenants. Horizon took 60,000-sf in the Essex Corporate Center and after construction was completed. Hirsch Electronics signed a lease for the remaining space.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Once a leading manufacturer of printers, the company's local plant is shuttered by its Tokyo-based parent. Closure is blamed on weak PC sales and ongoing retrenchment of Japanese firms.

SACRAMENTO, CA-The newly formed City of Elk Grove is using a loan from the League of California Cities for the project. The City will own the building in 15 years, when it pays off the loan.