CHARLOTTE-A consortium of venture capitalists, led by Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corp., is betting the seven-month-old, locally-based online firm will emerge as the leader in a fiercely-competitive industry.

SAN DIEGO-A local architectural firm has partnered with a Temecula-based construction company to build a 410,000-sf office and manufacturing building in Temecula for a landscape firm.

EMERYVILLE, CA-Several large Bay Area developers are taking a gamble here on San Pablo Avenue, the corridor leading to Oakland. The route will now become home to more than 150,000-sf plus of retail, homes and office space.

DALLAS-F.Y.I. Inc has expanded its lease by 24,000 sf at the class-A One McKinney Plaza, located at 3232 McKinney Ave. in the CBD. The firm will now occupy 34,105 sf of the 257,3280-sf property.