LOS ANGELES-Two major real estate companies, CB Richard Ellis and Trammell Crow Co., will assist Boeing Realty Corp. with its real estate operations.

DETROIT-The 10-year, $144-million final phase of south access road connects the old terminal with the new $1.2-billion, 97-gate Midfield Terminal being built for Northwest Airlines. Motorists will have access to two interstates.

MARCO ISLAND, FL-Buyers reserve 143 of the 148 units in the proposed fifth tower development in Cape Marco, a 30-acre residential community in Collier County, about 126 miles west of Miami. Ground-breaking on the 24-story Belize project is set for September. The units are priced from $900,000 to $8.9 million

SAN ANTONIO-Nearly 18 months of flat office rents will come to an end this year, predicts Grubb & Ellis in its latest report. Office service center absorption now dominates 90% of the city's industrial market. These and more positive signs point to a solid 2001 for the city.