ATLANTA-This city will be getting its 13th Fortune 500 company when the Freeport, IL-based manufacturer opens its headquarters and leadership training center at an estimated 300,000-sf complex in North Fulton County in late 2004.

JACKSONVILLE, FL-Florida's largest commercial/residential/land-holding company gave shareholders a total return for the year of 8.4% after surpassing 2001 net income of $70.2 million by 250%. Strong revenue from commercial, residential and land deals was credited for the performance.

ATLANTA-Bidding for the 10-year contract were WorldCom, IBM and a partnership of BellSouth, AT&T and EDS. Gov. Sonny Perdue wants a taskforce to tell him in 60 days how Georgia state government offices should plan for future high-tech needs.

ORLANDO-Sara Morency is the new president of the Central Florida chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association. Rebecca Canal is BOMA Orlando's treasurer, while Rachel Sardenga is an alternate board member for 2003.

ATLANTA-Although Atlanta city council has given the green light for an 18-story hotel, office, retail and condo-apartment site in the affluent suburb, Lane Investment and Development Corp. and Buckhead Land Trust say the market is not yet ready for the project.

ORLANDO-The $73 million regional warehouse would be the largest project of its kind in Osceola County and the second largest in Central Florida. The Wilkesboro, NC retailer plans to break ground by March 1 in Poinciana Industrial Park.

ORLANDO-The Charlotte-based company's new vice president and director of development steps into big shoes as Joseph W. Taggart retires at 63. Taggart was inducted into NAIOP's Hall of Fame last year.

ATLANTA-Vanity Fairs Intimates LP is taking 83,699 sf for 10 years at the 135,000-sf, 94%-leased Windward Fairways I. Newly elected U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) is leasing 3,000 sf for six years at the Galleria Parkway 100.