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CHICAGO-New York-based W.P Carey & Co. has entered into a $3.3 million sale-leaseback agreement with Universal Technical Institute for a Glendale Heights building.

PORTLAND, OR-With class A vacancies still tight, dotcoms were responsible for much of the leasing activity in class B and C buildings downtown, according to third quarter numbers from Grubb & Ellis. Meanwhile, in the high-tech haven located west of town, several projects were leased up before they hit the market.

LOS ANGELES-Cushman & Wakefield snatches five top pros from competitor Lee & Associates, the latest salvo in a war for the best brokerage talent in Southern California's red-hot real estate market.

HOUSTON-Four eateries and one NC-based manufacturer have closed land sales and building leases in bids to tap into Houston's bustling economy. The deals range from the 45th site for Starbucks in the city to the first site for a NC-based cooling tower business

DENVER- The Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has snagged another accolade, this time being named the nation's top Hispanic chamber. The stiff competition for the national title had included San Diego, Milwaukee, Dallas and San Juan, Puerto Rico chambers.

ORLANDO-The Florida Supreme Court wants the state's voters, not special-interest business groups, to decide a high-speed rail system issue. For the second time in a week, the court has rejected a move to take the bullet train measure off the Nov. 7 ballot. Developers and landowners are monitoring the issue closely because hundreds of acres of rights-of-way land would be needed to build the bullet train project.

AUSTIN-Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. is bullish on Austin's 23-acre Research Park Plaza, signing its second lease in a month for back-to-back building projects that will deliver in summer 2001. The company will occupy all of the 358,000 sf under construction.

SAN DIEGO-Bolstered by its thriving Downtown, the city ranks seventh among the nation's best areas for commercial investment and development.