ORLANDO-The selection of this 100,000-hotel room tourist mecca over neighboring Tampa, FL and Lakeland, FL is a foregone conclusion and could be unanimous, say academic insiders. An estimated $1 billion in new commercial development hinges on the outcome.

SAN FRANCISCO-Investors reacted by trading the share price down 35% from a 52-week high of $15 on Tuesday to Thursday's close at $9.75, albeit on a paltry volume of 1,300 shares thanks to 94% insider ownership.

SAN ANTONIO-Transwestern Commercial Services has taken control of leasing duties for the 415,000-sf Koll Bren Schreiber Realty Advisor's San Antonio portfolio. It is Transwestern's largest single square-footage assignment in San Antonio.

PORTLAND-Meanwhile, the local version of Robert Redford's new-concept independent film center chain, to be the crowning achievement of The Rouse Co.'s new downtown retail development, sits half completed on the mall's top two floors.