MIAMI-Resort and multifamily developers Howard Bloom and Kenneth E. Richardson plan to break ground on a $20 million, 125-unit retirement community in Delray Beach, FL this fall and have opened a $15 million,166-unit retirement complex in Las Vegas.

ATLANTA-Masterfoods USA of Cleveland, TN, a division of Hackettstown, NJ-based Mars Inc., is adding a new line, Cookies And, to its brand of chocolates. No major building construction was involved in the expansion of the Tennessee plant.

MIAMI-Manuel D. "Manny" Medina, chairman/CEO of the Miami-based telecommunications service provider, appears to have pulled off a major business coup by becoming the lead developer of a planned carrier-neutral computer network access point in Madrid and possibly at other cities throughout Spain.

ATLANTA-Masterfoods USA of Cleveland, TN, a division of Hackettstown, NJ-based Mars Inc., is adding a new line, Cookies And, to its brand of chocolates. No major building construction was involved in the expansion of the Tennessee plant.

ATLANTA-Gateway Management Co. Inc. of Atlanta and Sterling American Property III LP paid EEA Realty of Alexandria, VA $12.9 million or $46,071 per unit for the 17-year-old, 85%-leased, 280-unit Park Crossing Apartments in suburban Gwinnett County, GA.

MIAMI-The Fort Lauderdale, FL-based architectural firm elevates Victor Yue and Regis Korba who have a combined 50 years of industry experience. Fort Lauderdale is 25 miles north of Downtown Miami.

ORLANDO-The largest golf and tennis resort community in Lake County is asking tax collector Bob McKee for a 90-day extension to pay $236,379 in property taxes that were due April 1.

MIAMI-Working out of the company's Miami office, John Erixon will represent tenants in Dade County's office sales and leasing market. He has 10 years of experience in the local area, having worked with two brokerages before joining Codina Realty Services Inc.