BREA, CA-The once decaying and blighted downtown sector has been rebuilt from the ground up thanks to a cooperative public/private partnership, resulting in an Award of Excellence for the city.

BLOOMINGTON, MN-Duke-Weeks signs the B2B agribusiness firm to an anchor lease for 30,859 sf. It will occupy the top floor of the seven-story, 212,000-sf building at Hwy. 100 and Interstate 494.

ST. PAUL, MN-Sheila Smith is executive director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. The 10-member board that is responsible for architecture, urban design and comprehensive land-use planning in the Capitol Mall.

LAGUNA WOODS, CA-A three-story medical building is planned for the 2.69 acres purchased by Mark IV Capital. The building is already 33% pre-leased with the completion of construction due by March 2002.