ORLANDO-The never-say-die developer is submitting a new application for $8 million in startup state funds and $22 million in long-range money. The 35-mile system would run from Lake County to Downtown Orlando. The state pulled the plug on the project in January.

DENVER-The boom and bust metropolis, says Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, is now a city of the future. For the sixth consecutive year, Denver makes the Top 10 ranking as a business leader.

NEW YORK CITY-Sonneblick-Goldman, based here, arranged for a refinancing loan from a pension fund for Plymouth Meeting Executive Campus, a four-building class A complex of office space in Plymouth, PA.

MENLO PARK, CA-International credit-rating agency Fitch IBCA this week raised its outlook on Spieker Properties to positive, a reflection of the office and industrial REIT's strong performance in a continuing boom market.