PORTLAND-Christenson, one of Northwest's largest electrical contractors, acquires the 60-person company for undisclosed financial terms as part of an overall expansion plan that includes a six-week-old Seattle office.

MEDFORD, MA-A 27% hike in Q1 earnings for Mystic Financial is attributable largely to real estate revenues.

DALLAS-WorkPlace Technologies has added a public sector managing director and WorkPlace Financial has secured an associate for its financial services' real estate capital group. WorkPlace USA's goal is to build a global presence.

SAN FRANCISCO-Bidcom Inc. and Cephren Inc. are becoming Citadon Inc. The synergies between the two companies' products, assets, operating expenses and target markets were such that "it made tremendous business sense for us to merge," says Bidcom CEO Doug Sabella, who will become CEO of Citadon.