SEATTLE-The senior managing director of the Seattle area says she has no immediate professional plans on the horizon and will continue working in CB Richard Ellis' Bellevue office for the next few weeks to ensure a smooth management transition.

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI-Moore Flame Cutting Co. plans an addition for its manufacturing facility, which produces heavy steel plates and structural steel components, with help from a $1.2 million industrial revenue bond.

DENVER-Denver-based REITs have made a strong showing in the first quarter, particularly those with real estate holdings. Black Hawk Gaming and AmeriVest Properties hold lead positions for stockholder returns.

ORLANDO-Annual acreage transactions finished 2000 at $44 million, down from a record $67 million in 1999. An Orange County moratorium slowed developers but is allowing the market to catch up this year, a new report by Grubb & Ellis finds.