CLE ELUM, WA-Bill Lyche, director of development for the 6,226-acre MountainStar Resort, says the county's land use approval is a huge victory, opening the door for other resort developments in the area.

PHOENIX--Months of frustrating negotiations with city officials in Scottsdale has developer Steve Ellman ready to relocate his $575-million mixed-use project to the shores of Tempe Town Lake.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-Developer Charles Palmer has finally won city approval to build two high-rise apartment towers along the New River in the Downtown area. But to get the OK, he had to trim their originally proposed 42-story height by 10 floors on one building and four floors on the other.

ORLANDO-The Internet offers the commercial real estate industry important tools for research, marketing and project management, Richard Buday, president of Archimage Inc., told delegates attending the annual three-day National Association of Industrial and Office Properties conference.