YONKERS-A former wire and cable manufacturing plant on the Hudson River shoreline here could eventually be another major television and movie production site in the New York Metro area, GlobeSt.com has learned.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ-The cable news network's new 500,000-sf facility broke ground with much fanfare and was recently topped out, but no staffers will move in until at least late 2003, according to a CNBC internal memo.

BALTIMORE, MD-The investment firm will pay as much as $1.38 billion for the Florida-based privately owned wealth management company. Legg Mason will pay $682 million at closing in July, with two more payments to follow.

WALNUT CREEK, CA-Overall office vacancy rates for the North I-680 corridor stand at 5.8%, up from 4.1% at the end of 2000. It could have been worse--if there had been more reliance on the tech-sector.