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.

ORLANDO-Ajax Construction Co. of Orlando is building the 347,826-sf project for 1,864 students at a hard-and-soft construction cost of $115 per sf, up from a quoted $102 per sf last July. The $40 million high school is going up $16 million over the original planned cost, 25 miles west of Downtown Orlando.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Private partnership acquires three-story, 55,282-sf office complex in Laguna Hills. The complex is 90% occupied.