FLORIDA, NY-Governor George Pataki and Kmart officials report plans by the retailer to build a 1.6-million sf distribution center in Montgomery County, the largest private investment ever in this area.

HOUSTON-A vintage clothing reseller, World Clothing Corp., has leased 18,000 sf of warehouse space in the city's eastern corridor. The new location is part of a 200,000-sf, multi-tenant warehouse park along Wallisville Road.

DENVER-A well-known bakery chain in California will open its first location in Denver within the next two weeks. It's the first bakery outside Il Fornaio's homeport. The 13,500-sf location already is lining up a new wholesale customer base.

PORTLAND-Although no tenants have been signed, the developers say interest is strong in the 120-acre mixed-use project said to be the only development opportunity in the country offering immediate access to two interstate highways, light rail and an international airport.