CHICAGO-Tax records indicate Commonwealth Edison pays more than $5 million for a parking lot at the southwest corner of Taylor and Jefferson Streets, part of the former Chernin's Shoes portfolio that continues to undergo a transformation.

ANN ARBOR, MI-A new lab, science and administrative building promise to bring new space and ideas to the drug company, says a spokeswoman. However, further expansion may be needed.

SAN DIEGO-The local chapter of BOMA, the organization that represents office building owners and managers, has signed a deal with a public relations firm to help manage and recruit new members.

PORTLAND-Ralph Stanley, the Bechtel Enterprises vice president credited with pulling together the deal that resulted in Portland's new airport light rail line and the related 120-acre CascadeStation commercial development, died of cancer last week at the age of 49.