TACOMA, WA-The 13.7-acre property in the heavy-industrial waterfront area here was the only such parcel that Simpson had not yet developed. The subsidiary of Seattle-based Simpson Investment Company owns about 150 acres here, including a timber mill.

TACOMA, WA-Having spent a year and $3.4 million assembling its requisite four-acre parcel in the central business district here, Deuce Vision LLC is moving closer to its long-term goal of a master-planned, office-retail-residential development.

ORLANDO-The 14-year-old, locally based firm racked up a record $28.9 million in sales last year, selling everything from corner pizza parlors to million-dollar real estate assets. This year, the firm is aiming for $40 million, an unprecedented figure in the Florida brokerage industry.