LOS ANGELES-A new report from Grubb & Ellis that looks at the impact of the state's energy crisis on the telecom real estate market suggests that the problem will be resolved before a tech exodus could take place.

CHARLOTTE-The fourth-quarter 7.65% overall vacancy level could reach 10% or 11% this year before edging downward again, CB Richard Ellis Inc. analyst Ryan Clutter tells GlobeSt.com. Downtown's vacancy is only 2.17%.

MANSFIELD TWP, NJ-A local development partnership has re-activated plans for the high-tech/flex project, now named Riverwood Park, with 11 building sites being actively marketed. Only the construction of a 24,000 sf structure has been achieved to date.

TAMPA, FL-The Chicago firm paid View Properties Ltd. $1.8 million or $15,000 per acre (34 cents per sf) for a 120-acre tract at Bridgewater in Lakeland, FL, one of the most active distribution centers in Florida. Lakeland is 60 miles south of Downtown Orlando. Tampa is 80 miles west of Orlando.