LOS ANGELES-Xebec LLC and Investment Development Services will co-develop hotel, office and retail project in Chino Hills.

DETROIT-The Milwaukee-based company scouts a 36-acre site for an automotive division headquarters in Southeast Michigan. However, two other Midwest states are under consideration, officials say.

KANSAS CITY-A new 25,000-sf store in the heart of the Westport entertainment and shopping district, five times larger than its previous location a mile away, is scheduled to open in November.

PORTLAND-Occupancy dropped last year as the market continued to soak up five new hotels in the past four years. So far this year, hoteliers in select areas are sounding a little happier. Then again, more hotel rooms are on the way.