SEATTLE-Under the merger, expected to take place by the end of the year, the Eastside Business Journal will integrate its 18 employees and it's free request/subscriber base of 10,400 into is parent publication, the Puget Sound Business Journal, which has 42 employees and a paid circulation of 21,121.

GREENWICH, CT-International Paper Co. and the Trust for Public Land have reached an agreement whereby the paper giant will sell 95 acres of land, known as the Treetops, to be preserved as open space for $11.5 million.

MENLO PARK, CA-At projected growth of 19.4% for 2000 and 13.8% for 2001, Spieker remains attractively valued despite its above average Price/FFO multiple (13.3x), says Analyst Bill Camp with A.G. Edward & Sons Inc.

LOS ANGELES--Unions representing drivers and mechanics approve new three-year pact by nine-to-one margin, clearing the way for full service to resume by Friday.