ISSAQUAH, WA-The locally based, typically stand-alone volume retailer will be the anchor tenant in a 440,000-sf mixed-use development on the site of a former Sears store at 4550 West Pico Blvd.

PORTLAND-Local hotel brokerage specialist Ed Dundon says the Westside hotel market is firming up and that despite rumors of its trouble, the airport market is reporting a slight increase in revenue per available room.

BEAVERTON, OR-In court Friday, a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge says she may decide later this week which debt reorganization plan will prevail for the the Round at Beaverton Central development, a long-stalled mixed-use development project surrounding a downtown light rail stop.

LOS ANGELES-Owners of retail properties from the East Coast to the West are hammered by disappointing sales results from several department-store chains. Some retailers who cater to teens fare better, but not by much.