Michael C. Kolar has been named CFO of Baltimore-based EMG. The company provides architectural, engineering, and environmental assessments and consulting services. Kolar joined the company in 1999 as controller.

Martin Zaepfel has been named president, COO and vice chairman of the board of Downers Grove, Ill.-based The Spiegel Group, effective July 1, 2001. As part of a restructuring of the company, the office of president will be eliminated as of July 1...

Gerald M. Chaney has joined New York-based Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. as senior vice president and CFO. He will be based in the company's New York office. Chaney was previously vice president of finance and CFO for the St. Louis-based Kellwood Company.

Philadelphia - Two former top executives with Chicago-based City Center Retail Trust recently formed an LLC focusing on the development, redevelopment, acquisition and leasing of urban properties in the United States...

Cost-effective design solutions for retail floors turn `blah' to beautiful...

Warwick, R.I. - An affiliate of CRES Development Co. recently acquired Bald Hill Plaza in Warwick for $9 million. The seller was Dallas-based Archon Group LP...

Chicago The Market Common, Clarendon, Arlington, Va.: Crate & Barrel.

New York - Toronto-based Borderfree Inc., an international e-commerce service provider, recently launched an Internet solution for U. S. merchants enabling the sale of products around the world. Prior to this service, logistical and financial...

Towson, Md. 1125 Cromwell Bridge Road, Columbia, Md.: K&G Menswear.

Essex Square Shopping Center, Tappahannock, Va.: P&G Theatres.

Warrenton Town Centre, Warrenton, Va.: P&G Theatres.

Los Angeles - Westfield America Inc. is redeveloping several of its properties across the United States. San Jose, Calif.'s Westfield Shoppingtown Valley Fair is undergoing a $165 million redevelopment. Two new parking structures are already open...