Industrial

ATLANTA-The 12-year-old global developer is banking on near-future demand at SouthPoint business park generated from the planned expansion at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport.

ORLANDO-Orange County Property Appraiser Bill Donegan rules half of the 15-acre, five-month-old, for-profit attraction near Walt Disney World is a tourist venue and not a religious site. Instead of a $25,000 annual tax bill, the taxes will be $320,000. The park is preparing to sue the county.

MIAMI-The locally based real estate investment, finance and management company reports a 15% increase in second-quarter earnings per share.

LOS ANGELES-Robert Pernell says he will recommend that plans for the 53-megawatt plant be rejected by the full Energy Commission, noting neighborhood opposition and air-quality concerns.

PEMBROKE PINES, FL-A GlobeSt.com public records search finds the developer of the Bergeron Park of Commerce & Industry plans to add two million sf at an estimated total investment of about $100 million. Pembroke Pines is 18 miles north of Downtown Miami.

NORTHBOROUGH, MA-The I-290 Industrial Park, currently owned by the Ohio Teachers Retirement System, is reportedly being purchased by the RREEF Funds. The broker, manager and seller of investment grade real estate is said to be acting on behalf of institutional investors.