SAN JOSE, CA-Calpine Corp. faces two major hurdles in its effort to build a 600-megawatt power generation facility in South San Jose: the plant's would-be neighbor Cisco Systems and Mayor Ron Gonzales.

HOUSTON-Hines Realty snags a development deal for Cooper Cameron Corp., which has selected the city's west side for a 215,000-sf headquarters office tower. The project gets under way in January.

PHOENIX-Another law firm is moving to the intersection of 24th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix, a corner that has become ground zero for professional services and one of the most sought after office addresses in the Valley.

NEW YORK CITY-One of the world's biggest and most famous retail sponsored parades, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, annually kicks off the holiday frenzy. Retailers looked to this Black Friday to jump start business.