MAPLE GROVE, MN-United Properties has re-leased 98% of the 85,000-sf building in the last eight months. Norstan Communications left the former Wedgwood Commerce Centre I building two years ago.

MINNEAPOLIS-Padilla Speer Beardsley will anchor the four-story, 80,000-sf building, which is part of city's plans to redevelop the riverfront. The site is part of a former railroad yard and has been vacant for years.

SAN DIEGO-The Pala Band of Mission Indians today opened its $115-million casino complex on its north county reservation. The full-scale gaming complex is expected to generate $30 million to $40 million for the tribe annually.

WESTFORD, MA-Locally-based Captivate Network Inc. merges with Toronto-based Elevator News Network. The two companies provide media content and advertising in elevators via monitors and together have contracts to install monitors in 1,100 buildings across the country.