EVANSTON, IL-The loss of Sears, Roebuck & Co. as an anchor retail tenant isn't stopping a Downtown redevelopment project in this North Shore suburb with the densest population outside of Downtown Chicago.

BOSTON-Developers of the 1,120-room convention center hotel have yet to nail down financing. The hotel is crucial to the success of the Convention & Exhibition Center proposed for the waterfront in South Boston.

CHICAGO-Denholtz Associates buys 27 office and industrial properties throughout the Midwest and Southeast, increasing its porfolio to nearly 8 million sf from the local REIT undergoing liquidation.

DALLAS-Fiserv Inc. won't be uprooting its Dallas team, signing another five-year pact for a 17,200-sf building that it's occupied since 1991. The early renewal is for 1801 Royal Lane in the 16-building Westwood Business Park in Dallas.