Burlington, Mass. – Locally based Finard & Co. LLC recently released its third annual report on the state of retail real estate in Southern New Hampshire. The study showed a drop in the region’s vacancy rate to 6.2%, the lowest among all New...
Evanston, Ill. – Economic development and planning officials from more than 20 communities recently gathered to hear experts discuss the challenges of mixed-use retail development...
Jacksonville, Fla. – Locally based Regency Centers recently appointed Brian Fraser as vice president of the people services division for Regency's 380 employees...
Beaverton, Ore. – Locally based Nike says it will open two women-only stores in California titled NIKEgoddess. The first shop will open this October in Newport Beach, Calif. A second store will follow in March 2002 at the Los Angeles Farmer’s...
Montvale, N.J. – Rural American towns that are unable to support either a Toys ‘R’ Us, Babies ‘R’ Us or Kids ‘R’ Us store will soon be offered elements of all three stores in one location. Locally based Toys 'R' Us Inc. says it will begin testing...
Columbus, Ohio – The owners of locally based Lane Avenue Shopping Center have contracted with architects from locally based Ford & Associates to begin renderings for a major renovation of the center. Ford will use information gathered from a...
Washington, D.C. – The locally based National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) joined the National Federation of Independent Business, the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to create the Tax Relief...
Los Angeles – Locally based Westfield America Inc. recently reached an agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to lease the retail component of the World Trade Center for 99 years. Westfield's net leasehold covers...
Cincinnati — Locally based Federated Department Stores Inc. reported total sales of approximately $1.2 billion for the four weeks ended June 2, 2001. This is a decrease of 7.1% from total sales of approximately $1.3 billion for the same period...
Columbus, Ohio – Locally based Retail Planning Associates (RPA) recently named Michael Bills as the company's new president. In his new role, Bills will oversee the firm's day-to-day operations, with responsibility for the entire RPA staff...
