NEWPORT BEACH, CA-William Gross, founder, managing director and chief investment officer of PIMCO, will be honored by his alma mater, UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management Tuesday. Gross is this year's recipient of the Exemplary Leadership in Management award.<p>

SEATTLE-The self-storage REIT is reporting third quarter funds from operation of approximately $22.2 million, a 6.4% increase over the last year's third quarter. On a per share basis, the company's FFO increased 4.1%.

HOUSTON-It's not every big box retailer that can say its land has been bought from the stars. Costco and Great Indoors have sealed a 26-acre purchase from a multiple investor partnership that includes Johnny Carson and Neil Simon.