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Skanska Tapped for $115M Seattle Road Construction
The Swedish development and construction firm will build the $115 million Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, a 0.8-mile stretch on the southern section of the Alaskan Way on the State Route 99 bypass in downtown Seattle.
Turner Tapped for $31M Renovation of Portland’s PGE Park
The company will be responsible for overseeing the construction of a training facility, club seating with a full-service restaurant, grandstands with concessions, a roof structure to cover the stands and a new playing field.
AMB Leases 234,600 SF to UMA Enterprises
Owner, operator and developer of global industrial real estate AMB Property Corporation has leased 234,600 square feet to UMA Enterprises, a home-furnishings importer and wholesaler.
Dollar Tree Continues Southern California Expansion
Dollar Tree Stores Inc. continues to spread its wings in Southern California with the inking of six new leases.
IKEA Enters Colorado with Groundbreaking on 415,000-SF Denver-Area Store
There are signs of life in Denver’s retail market and Swedish affordable home furnishings retailer IKEA is expected to further improve conditions as it breaks ground on a 415,000-square-foot store in Centennial, Colo.
Nokia Takes 200,000 SF Near San Diego
Mobile phone supplier Nokia has leased a newly constructed 196,742-square-foot office tower at Summit Rancho Bernardo, located in northern San Diego County. The company plans to occupy the space beginning September 2010.
Daum Commercial Acquires Collins Commercial
Commercial real estate brokerage firm DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has acquired 26-year-old Collins Commercial. DAUM chairman and CEO Michael Nubel will oversee the new entity and Michael Collins, formerly the principal of Collins Commercial, will become vice chairman of DAUM.
RETS Taps Thornburg as Director for San Francisco Office
Commercial real estate recruiting and staffing firm RETS Associates has named Cheryl Thornburg as director in its San Francisco office. Thornburg, who specializes in recruiting commercial real estate and financial services professionals in the Bay Area, will work closely with Diane Blake in the firm’s Silicon Valley office in order to attend to the firm’s growing Northern California client base.
Turner Tapped for $300M Replacement Hospital in San Jose, Calif.
Officials in Santa Clara County, Calif., have selected Turner Construction Company to manage construction of a $300 million replacement hospital for Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System in the city of San Jose.
Tropicana Las Vegas to Go Tropical with $165M Makeover
The U.S. gaming market has yet to rebound, but Toronto, Ontario-based Onex Corp., owner of Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, is preparing for the recession-weary public’s impending return to the tables with the commencement of its massive transformation of Tropicana Las Vegas.