WASHINGTON, DC-The real estate group is one of five new targeted, industry-based finance units created by CapitalSource, which offers financings ranging from $3 million to $40 million.

ST. PAUL, MN-Building owners worry about Gov. Jesse Ventura's proposal to extend the sales tax to a wide range of business services, including property management fees, legal and accounting services, and leasing agents' commissions.

SAN DIEGO-With plans for the new ballpark district being resurrected, so are plans for hundreds of new apartments in the East Village area north of the mammoth project.

ORLANDO-The 1,300 new residents moving weekly to Orlando will support new shopping centers even as the economy continues to head south, John M. Crossman, senior vice president/director of retail services, Trammell Crow Co., tells GlobeSt.com.