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City of Industry, Calif. – Locally based Puente Hills Mall is in the final phase of a four-year redevelopment project that is slated for completion by Spring 2002. The final phase includes the addition of two large...

Palo Alto, Calif. – Locally based Gyricon Media Inc., a provider of SmartPaper technology and retail signage solutions, formed a strategic partnership with New York based Thomson-Leeds, a provider of P.O.P. retail...

Baltimore – Locally based H&R Retail was named the exclusive leasing firm for Charles Plaza in downtown Baltimore. The company plans to attract neighborhood retailers and a small, urban grocery store to the 40,000...

Chicago – According to a survey conducted by Los Angeles-based CB Richard Ellis Inc., the vacancy rate for Chicago-area shopping centers increased nearly one point during the first quarter to 9 percent...

New York – Moody’s Investors Service lowered the long- and short-term ratings of Plano, Texas-based J. C. Penney Co. Inc. The lowered ratings were based on the decline in credit fundamentals due to poor operating...

Columbus, Ohio – Lane Bryant, a division of locally based The Limited Inc., named Steve Stickel as vice president, director of stores. He has more than 20 years of experience in the retail industry...

Houston – Locally based L.J. Melody & Co. arranged financing in the amount of $42 million for the Village on the Parkway shopping center located in Addison, Texas. The 388,000-sq.-ft. center is comprised of eight...

Old Bridge, N.J. – Locally based R.J. Brunelli & Co. recently conducted its 11th annual survey of the central New Jersey area. According to the survey, the vacancy rate in retail properties along central New...