PALO ALTO, CA-The first-ever land use plan submitted by Stanford University, proposing to increase campus density by one-third, won preliminary approvals this week from Santa Clara County officials.

ORLANDO-The $1 billion, 1.1 million-sf themed retail emporium already has signed four anchors for a total 347,000 sf out of a rentable inventory of 850,000 sf at a can't-miss intersection location across from Universal Orlando.

OAKLAND, CA-Wilcox Development Services of Dallas, TX says it will begin developing next fall a 400,000-to-600,000-sf office tower on the site located near I-580, a major thoroughfare for commuters traveling to and from Oakland and Emeryville.

ATLANTA-The innovative project was born in the greater Atlanta small business Downtown incubator. Strio Co. will design, install and manage the network, providing private-labeled applications and services for businesses in the $2.9 trillion retail sector.