CHARLOTTE-The planned $450-million optical fiber plant expansion in Concord, NC, 20 miles northeast of Downtown Charlotte, will make the 149-year-old Corning, NY-based company the world's largest manufacturer of fiber optics, the firm says.

KENT, WA-The two airlines will take a total of about 77,000-sf in the 763,000-sf office building at 20415 72nd Ave. The Washington State Department of Health and Odom Corp. also have taken space in the project.

HOUSTON-Camden Property Trust is issuing a marginal return to its shareholders for the fourth quarter. The same dividend - less than a $0.6 - is going to holders of its Series A cumulative convertible preferred shares.