WASHINGTON DC-Charles E. Smith's building is more than two-thirds committed. Renovations should be completed by the third quarter.

PORTLAND-The four-story Pearl District building, vacant since spring, will be torn down next weekend to make way for a new office development.

HIGHLAND FALLS, NY-The same day HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo was handing out millions of dollars in assistance, New York Governor George Pataki had some greenbacks for the Hudson Valley, too.

BEAVERTON, OR-The locally-based software maker is replacing Nike in 48,570 sf at the Summit Building while it seeks approval for expansion of its 6.92-acre Cornell Oaks campus.