LA JOLLA, CA-International manufacturer and retailer of women's apparel and housewares is opening a store in opening a store in La Jolla.

CHICAGO-The office and industrial REIT with holdings locally as well as the Southeast blames the fourth quarter distribution of $.03 per share on $1.4 million to improve properties in Tampa, FL and Lexington, KY.

SAN FRANCISCO-Dot-com layoffs will raise vacancy rates and push down rents, but that a soft landing is likely, says a study by the Rosen Consulting Group that examines more than 800 leases representing 45,000 workers and 16 million sf of space.

SAN DIEGO-Business services franchise signs a five-year lease for 6,190 sf and will move its corporate headquarters to the new location.